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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte YASUO KAZUMA ________________ Appeal No. 98-3013 Application No. 08/556,2111 ________________ HEARD: January 11, 1999 ________________ Before SOFOCLEOUS, KIMLIN and JOHN D. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL 1 Application for patent filed November 9, 1995 for reissue of U.S. Patent No. 5,259,997, issued November 9, 1993, based on Application 08/026,124, filed March 3, 1993. According to appellant, this application is a division of Application No. 07/774,832, filed October 11, 1991, now abandoned. -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007