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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 YOSHIKAZU TAKAI, HIDEO KOBAYASHI, YOSHIO KATO, TATSUYA ISHIHAMA and HAROLD E. WOODROW _____________ Appeal No. 97-1426 Application 08/380,1251 ______________ HEARD: July 14, 1999 _______________ Before McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and COHEN and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL 1Application for patent filed January 30, 1995. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007