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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 45 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte AKIRA AOYAMA ____________ Appeal No. 1996-0442 Application No. 07/855,4421 ____________ HEARD: September 16, 1999 ____________ Before METZ, JOHN D. SMITH and LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judges. LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judge. 1 Application for patent filed March 19, 1992. According to appellant, this application is a continuation of Application No. 07/619,815 filed November 29, 1990, now abandoned; which is a continuation of Application No. 07/327,438 filed March 23, 1989, now abandoned; which is a continuation of Application No. 07/052,932 filed May 22, 1987, now abandoned; which is a continuation-in-part of Application No. 06/819,659 filed January 17, 1986; now U.S. Patent No. 4,801,499 issued January 31, 1989.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007