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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 HIROAKI NAKAI, SHINICHI KOBAYASHI, MOTOHARU ISHII, ATSUSHI OHBA, TOMOSHI FUTATSUYA and AKIRA HOSOGANE __________ Appeal No. 1997-1641 Application 08/352,1431 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before URYNOWICZ, FLEMING and FRAHM, Administrative Patent Judges. URYNOWICZ, Administrative Patent Judge. Decision on Appeal This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 1, 2, 5-7, 9, 12 and 13. The invention pertains to a voltage regulator. Claim 1, the only independent claim, is illustrative and reads as follows: Application for patent filed December 1, 1994.1 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007