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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 35 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte SHUNPEI YAMAZAKI, AKIRA MASE, and MASAAKI HIROKI ____________ Appeal No. 96-1467 Application No. 08/247,4521 ____________ HEARD: June 8,1999 ____________ Before THOMAS, JERRY SMITH, and GROSS , Administrative Patent Judges. JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. 1Application for patent filed May 23, 1994. According to the appellants, this application is a continuation of 08/148,528, filed November 08, 1993, which is a continuation of 08/044,387, filed April 08, 1993, which is a continuation of 07/673,295, filed March 22, 1991 now abandoned.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007