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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte YOSHIRO NAKAMATS ____________ Appeal No. 97-4252 Application No. 08/226,5201 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before COHEN, STAAB, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. NASE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 15 and 17. Claims 2, 3, 6, 9 to 14, 16, 18 and 20 have been withdrawn from consideration under 37 CFR § 1.142(b) as being drawn to a nonelected invention. Claims 19 and 21 have been canceled. 1Application for patent filed April 12, 1994.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007