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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 36 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte TAKEHARU ARAKAWA, MORIO ARAKI and KIYOSHI YAMANAKA _____________ Appeal No. 96-2583 Application 08/243,0871 ______________ HEARD: JULY 13, 1999 _______________ Before HAIRSTON, BARRETT and FRAHM, Administrative Patent Judges. HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 7 through 11, 13 and 14. In an Amendment 1Application for patent filed May 16, 1994. According to appellants, this application is a continuation of Application 07/868,697, filed April 15, 1992, now abandoned. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007