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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 43 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte HIRONORI NOMURA, TAIJI SHIMAKAWA, YOSHINORI MATSURA, HIROKI YAMAMOTO, and HIROFUMI OHNISHI __________ Appeal No. 99-0920 Application 08/629,3231 __________ HEARD: Jun. 10, 1999 __________ Before KIMLIN, GARRIS, and SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent Judges. GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL 1Application filed April 8, 1996 as a continuing application seeking reissue of U.S. Patent No. 5,147,487, issued September 15, 1992. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007