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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 42 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte FUMIHIRO ENDO, TOMOAKI UTSUMI, TOSHIO ISHIKAWA, SHUZO IWAASA and TOKIO YAMAGIWA _____________ Appeal No. 1997-3028 Application 08/290,0831 ______________ HEARD: October 5, 1999 _______________ 1Application for patent filed August 15, 1994. According to Appellants, the application is a continuation of Applica- tion 07/760,947, filed September 17, 1991, abandoned. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007