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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 38 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte SHINSUKE YURA and SHINJI HORIBATA ____________ Appeal No. 97-2457 Application No. 08/366,3761 ____________ HEARD: May 5, 1999 ____________ Before BARRETT, DIXON, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges. BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from a patent examiner's final rejection of claims 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16-18, and 20-22. Claim 3 was canceled. Claims 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 15, 19, and 23 were allowed. We reverse. Application for patent filed December 29, 1994, which is a continuation of1 Application 08/006,756, filed January 21, 1993, now abandoned.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007