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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 30 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte HIROAKI FUJII, YASUHIRO INAGAMI and SHIGEO TAKEUCHI _____________ Appeal No. 1997-2161 Application 08/172,1701 ______________ HEARD: October 5, 1999 _______________ 1Application for patent filed December 23, 1993. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007