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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 50 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte YOSHIHIKO AIHARA, MASAYOSHI YAMAMICHI and MASAHISA FUJINO _____________ Appeal No. 96-3305 Application 07/607,1471 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before URYNOWICZ, THOMAS and HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judges. HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 22 through 36. 1Application for patent filed October 31, 1990. According to appellants, this application is a continuation of Application 07/471,034, filed January 26, 1990, now abandoned, which is a continuation of Application 07/267,655, filed November 3, 1988, now abandoned, which is a continuation of Application 07/012,862, filed February 10, 1987, now abandoned. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007