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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 35 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte AKIRA YOSHINO ____________ Appeal No. 1996-4067 Application No. 08/227,6861 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before JOHN D. SMITH, PAK and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges. JOHN D. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims 7 and 8. Claim 7 is representative and is reproduced below: 1Application for patent filed April 14, 1994. According to the appellant, the application is a continuation of Application No. 07/852,217, filed May 28, 1992, now abandoned.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007