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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte YUKIHISA TAKEUCHI and TSUTOMU NANATAKI __________ Appeal No. 1997-0947 Application 08/385,9261 ___________ HEARD: OCTOBER 5, 1999 ___________ Before THOMAS, FLEMING, and FRAHM, Administrative Patent Judges. FRAHM, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Appellants have appealed to the Board from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 to 7, which constitute all of the claims pending in the application.2 1Application for patent filed February 9, 1995. Appellants rely upon a foreign priority filing date under 35 U.S.C. § 119 of February 14, 1994. 2Claims 8 to 10 were canceled as per appellants’ after final amendment dated August 29, 1996. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007