The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 34 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte SEIICHI MASUKO, ICHISABURO NAKAMURA, YOSHIMATSU NAKA, KEIICHI FUKUDA, AKIRA YAMAMOTO, YASUYUKI HATAKEYAMA, AKIHIRO YAMAGUCHI, and KEIZABURO YAMAGUCHI _____________ Appeal No. 1997-0680 Application No. 08/053,974 ______________ HEARD SEPTEMBER 14, 2000 _______________ Before JOHN D. SMITH, PAK, and LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judges. LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judge.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007