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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 40 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte TAKAMASA TANIAI, YASUHIKO HANAOKA, and YUZURU KOGA ____________ Appeal No. 96-2742 Application No. 08/311,3711 ____________ HEARD: August 3, 1999 ____________ Before THOMAS, MARTIN, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges. GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 through 17, which are all of the claims pending in this application. 1 Application for patent filed September 23, 1994. According to appellants, this application is a continuation of Serial No. 07/601,728, filed May 21, 1992, now abandoned.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007