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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte NOBUHIRO FURUKAWA, MASAHISA FUJIMOTO, NORIYUKI YOSHINAGA and KOJI UENO _____________ Appeal No. 1996-2805 Application 08/103,0551 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before JOHN D. SMITH, WARREN, and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges. JOHN D. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the 1Application for patent filed August 9, 1993. According to applicants, the application is a continuation of Application 07/850,525, filed March 13, 1992, abandoned. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007