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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 38 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte TAKAYUKI SHIMADA, TOSHIHIRO YAMASHITA, and YUTAKA TAKAFUJI _____________ Appeal No. 1997-0627 Application 08/266,1591 ______________ HEARD: November 16, 1999 _______________ Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH and FRAHM, Administrative Patent Judges. HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 3 through 6, 8 through 10 and 13 through 1Application for patent filed June 27, 1994. According to appellants this application is a continuation of Application 08/009,115, filed January 26, 1993, now abandoned. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007