Paper No. 29 THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte MITSUAKI MINATO, AKIRA UEHARA and ATSUSHI MATSUSHITA ______________ Appeal No. 96-0377 Application 07/979,2541 _______________ HEARD: AUGUST 3, 1999 _______________ Before KRASS, FLEMING, and HECKER, Administrative Patent Judges. HECKER, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejec- tion of claims 1, 2, 5 through 10 and 13 through 20. Claims 4 Application for patent filed November 20, 1992.1 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007