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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 32 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte HIROSHI SEKII and KOICHI IMANAKA ________________ Appeal No. 96-1763 Application No. 08/056,9411 ________________ HEARD: April 7, 1999 ________________ Before THOMAS, DIXON and FRAHM, Administrative Patent Judges. DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL 1Application for patent filed May 5, 1993. According to appellants, this application is a continuation of Application No. 07/653,271, filed February 11, 1991, now abandoned. -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007