Paper No. 35 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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte TOMOSHI HIRAYAMA ______________ Appeal No. 1996-2046 Application 07/978,4501 _______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before JERRY SMITH, BARRETT, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges. JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s rejection of claims 2-9, 12, 13 and 15, Application for patent filed November 18, 1992. According to1 appellant, this application is a continuation of Application 07/642,994, filed January 18, 1991. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007