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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 42 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte YOSHIMITSU INAMORI and KOICHI ODA ____________ Appeal No. 1996-2369 Application No. 08/191,7231 ____________ HEARD: October 21, 1999 ____________ Before JERRY SMITH, FLEMING, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges. BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims 1, 3, and 5-8. The appellants filed a first amendment after final rejection on 1The application was filed on February 4, 1994. It is a continuation of Application Serial No. 07/743,608, which was filed on August 9, 1991 and is now abandoned.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007