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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 42 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte AKIHIKO TERADA, MASAYUKI SAITO, TAKASHI TOYAMA, NORITADA NAGAO, and MINORU FUJISAWA __________ Appeal No. 96-3726 Application 08/074,0091 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before KIMLIN, JOHN D. SMITH, and GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judges. GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL 1Application for patent filed June 9, 1993. According to appellants, this application is a continuation of Application 07/747,477, filed August 13, 1991; which is a continuation of Application 07/399,567, filed August 23, 1989. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007