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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte ISAO TAKITA, TSUTOMU FURUHASHI, HIROYUKI NITTA, TOSHIO FUTAMI and SATORU TSUNEKAWA _____________ Appeal No. 1997-0830 Application 08/132,9981 ______________ HEARD: November 16, 1999 _______________ 1Application for patent filed October 7, 1993. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007