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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 29 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte SHUICHI HASHIMOTO __________ Appeal No. 96-3420 Application 08/164,7831 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before THOMAS, CARMICHAEL, and LALL, Administrative Patent Judges. CARMICHAEL, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of Claims 1-6, 8-15, and 17-21, which constitute all the claims remaining in the application. Claim 1 reads as follows: 1 Application for patent filed December 10, 1993. According to appellant, the application is a continuation of Application 07/766,384, filed September 27, 1991, now abandoned. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007