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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 41 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte HIROMICHI YAMADA, TADASHI FUKUSHIMA, SHIGERU MATSUO, TAKASHI MIYAMOTO, TOORU KOMAGAWA, and SYOJI YOSHIDA _____________ Appeal No. 1996-0455 Application No. 07/511,778 ______________ HEARD: JULY 12, 2000 _______________ Before HAIRSTON, BARRETT, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges. HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 3, 5 through 7, 10 and 11. Claims 4, 8, 9 and 12 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007