The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 38 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte SHINSUKE MORIKAWA, KEIICHI OHNISHI, HIDEKAZU OKAMOTO and TOSHIHIRO TANUMA _____________ Appeal No. 1997-0551 Application 08/157,429 ______________ HEARD: September 14, 2000 _______________ Before WALTZ, KRATZ and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007