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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte KIYOSHI OTA, KOUSUKE MISONO and TOSHIYUKI ISHII ____________ Appeal No. 97-1198 Application No. 08/245,9541 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before URYNOWICZ, HAIRSTON, and HECKER, Administrative Patent Judges. HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 10. 1Application for patent filed May 18, 1994. According to appellants, the application is a division of 07/950,941, filed September 24, 1992, now U.S. Patent No. 5,331,423, issued July 19, 1994.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007