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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 TAKAYUKI SHIMAMUNE, and YASUO NAKAJIMA ____________ Appeal No. 1996-2798 Application No. 08/109,5971 ____________ HEARD: January 12, 2000 ____________ Before OWENS, WALTZ, and LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judges. LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL 1Application for patent filed August 20, 1993. According to appellants, this application is a division of Application No. 07/972,630, filed November 6, 1992, now U.S. Patent No. 5,354,444, issued October 11, 1994.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007