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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 12 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte TATEO MURAMATSU ________________ Appeal No. 98-2082 Application 08/521,6261 ________________ ON BRIEF ________________ Before FRANKFORT, STAAB and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges. STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 2, 4, 8, 9, 11, 14, 16 and 18-24. Claims 1Application for patent filed August 31, 1995. According to appellant, the application is a continuation-in- part of Application 08/435,433, filed May 10, 1995, now abandoned. -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007