Paper No. 32 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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte HARUYUKI KOIZUMI, HAJIME IWAI, KOUJI ONO and HIDEKI CHUJYO ______________ Appeal No. 1996-3003 Application 08/175,1821 _______________ HEARD: JANUARY 11, 2000 _______________ Before HAIRSTON, HECKER and LALL, Administrative Patent Judges. HECKER, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL 1 Application for patent filed December 29, 1993. According to applicants, this application is a continuation of Application 07/953,386, filed September 30, 1992, which is a continuation of Application 07/884,309, filed May 11, 1992, now U.S. Patent No. 5,175,422, issued December 29, 1992; which is a continuation of Application 07/537,134, filed June 13, 1990. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007