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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte SHIGENORI KOIDO, MITSURU KISHIMOTO, NOBORU OOISHI, MASAHIKO SHIMOSUGI and KIYOSHI IKEDA ____________ Appeal No. 1999-2108 Application No. 08/654,3711 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before COHEN, ABRAMS, and FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judges. ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL 1Application for patent filed May 28, 1996.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007