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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 30 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte NAOSHI YAMADA, HITOSHI OHTA, HIROSHI FUKUMOTO, NAOYA TANAKA, YUICHI YOSHIDA, and TAKUJI ODA ____________ Appeal No. 1996-3386 Application No. 08/136,1231 ____________ HEARD: October 6, 1999 ____________ Before HAIRSTON, HECKER, 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 4, 6 through 9, 18, and 19. Claim 5 is canceled. Claims 10 through 17 are withdrawn from consideration. Application for patent filed October 14, 1993.1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007