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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 28 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte HIROYUKI MANO, TOHSIO TANAKA, TSUTOMU FURUHASHI, MASAAKI KITAJIMA, TOSHIO FUTAMI, MASAKI MEGA, and SHIGEYUKI TAKAHASHI __________ Appeal No. 96-1855 Application 07/953,8071 __________ HEARD: April 5, 1999 __________ Before BARRETT, FLEMING, and HECKER, Administrative Patent Judges. HECKER, Administrative Patent Judge. 1Application for patent filed May 30, 1992. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007