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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 37 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte MICHIYASU YAMAMOTO, KEN YAMAMOTO and RYOUICHI SANADA ________________ Appeal No. 97-3006 Application 08/571,0321 ________________ ON BRIEF ________________ Before McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, COHEN and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges. McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Michiyasu Yamamoto et al. appeal from the final rejection 1Application for patent filed December 12, 1995. According to appellants, the application is a continuation of Application 08/155,227, filed November 22, 1993, now abandoned. -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007