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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte KATSUYA IWASAKI, HIROSHI HOYA, and MAKOTO KIMURA _____________ Appeal No. 1996-3507 Application 08/041,2091 ______________ HEARD: September 15, 1999 _______________ Before KRASS, MARTIN, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges. MARTIN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-13, all of the pending claims, under 35 U.S.C. § 103. We reverse. 1Application for patent filed April 1, 1993.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007