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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 NORIHIRO OCHI, KOHJI TSURUI, KOUICHI FUKUSHIMA, KAZUYA KOYAMA, HISASHI YOSHIMURA, KOUZOU YAMAGUCHI, SHIGENORI MORIMOTO, and TAKAYUKI HIGASHIO ____________ Appeal No. 1998-2471 Application No. 08/222,9131 ____________ HEARD: November 2, 1999 ____________ Before THOMAS, FLEMING, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges. BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims 1-7, 11-20, and 22-25. The appellants filed an amendment after final rejection on June 23, 1997, which was entered. We affirm-in-part. 1The application was filed on April 5, 1994.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007