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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 TOHRU KIRA _____________ Appeal No. 96-1707 Application 08/221,9991 ______________ HEARD: April 7, 1999 _______________ Before THOMAS, DIXON, and FRAHM, Administrative Patent Judges. DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 7-14 and 29-36, which are all of the claims pending in this application. Application for patent filed April 4, 1994. According to appellant, this application is a continuation1 of application 07/871,540, filed April 21, 1992, now abandoned. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007