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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte NOBUO USUI, JUNICHI SUZUKI, and HIROYUKI SHIROZUKA __________ Appeal No. 1997-1054 Application 08/108,543 __________ HEARD: MARCH 8, 2000 __________ Before GARRIS, OWENS, and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges. GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of claims 15 through 20 which are all of the claims pending in the application. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007