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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 TAKASHI NAGAI, AKIRA OKANO, MASASHI TAKAHASHI, TAKAYOSHI KARIYA, HIROYA KADOKAWA, HITOMI HIRAKO, MASASHIGE KUWAYAMA, and SEIZO HAMANO __________ Appeal No. 1996-2211 Application 08/018,5461 __________ HEARD: April 4, 2000 __________ Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, SCHEINER and ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judges. ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL 1Application for patent filed February 17, 1993. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007