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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte KAZUNORI KONO, KOUTAROU KASHIMA and MASAYOSHI YANO __________ Appeal No. 96-0638 Application 08/074,5461 __________ HEARD: January 13, 1999 __________ Before THOMAS, KRASS and BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judges. THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Appellants have appealed to the Board from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 to 15, which constitute all the claims in the application. 1Application for patent filed June 11, 1993. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007