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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 29 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte KUNIO ODANAKA _____________ Appeal No. 1996-3152 Application No. 08/043,7431 ______________ HEARD: January 12, 2000 _______________ Before, McCANDLISH Senior Administrative Patent Judge and ABRAMS and GONZALES, Administrative Patent Judges. GONZALES, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the examiner’s refusal to allow claim 1, as amended subsequent to the final rejection. Claim2 Application for patent filed April 7, 1993.1 See Paper No. 16.2 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007