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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 38 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte YOICHI YAMAKI ____________ Appeal No. 1997-0636 Application No. 08/312,959 ____________ HEARD: May 4, 2000 ____________ Before JERRY SMITH, RUGGIERO, and LALL, Administrative Patent Judges. RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 5. Claims 6 and 7 have been canceled. The amendment after final rejection filed May 28, 1996 was denied entry by the Examiner.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007