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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 YOSHINORI KUNO and MASAHIDE HIRAMA ____________ Appeal No. 96-1518 Application No. 08/190,2441 ____________ HEARD: March 12, 1999 ____________ Before HAIRSTON, BARRETT, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges. HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 2, 4, 5 and 7 through 12. 1Application for patent filed January 31, 1994. According to appellants, the application is a continuation of Application 07/957,148, filed October 7, 1992, now abandoned.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007