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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES Ex parte NOBUYUKI KITAZAKI, YOSHIAKI SONOBE, and MASAYUKI KANAMARU Appeal No. 1997-0678 Application 08/406,7681 ON BRIEF Before JERRY SMITH, BARRETT, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges. BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judge. Application for patent filed March 17, 1995, entitled1 "Magnetic Disk And Magnetic Disk Apparatus Having An Annular Start-Stop Area With A Radial Downslope," which is a continuation of Application 08/084,674, filed June 29, 1993, now abandoned. - 1 -Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007