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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte SHIGERU MITSUHASHI, YOSHIMASA MATSUSHIMA, TAKASHI IMAI, KIICHI MORI, MAMORU YAMADA, HIROSHI SUGIYAMA, MISAO YAGI, HITOSHI KONDO and TOSHIMITSU HAGIWARA ____________ Appeal No. 1996-0896 Application No. 08/091,4061 ____________ HEARD: November 2, 1999 ____________ Before OWENS, WALTZ, and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges. WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL 1Application for patent filed July 14, 1993. According to appellants, the application is a continuation of Application No. 07/779,528, filed October 18, 1991, now abandoned.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007