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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 47 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte YASUAKI YAMAMOTO __________ Appeal No. 1997-1161 Application 08/487,226 ___________ HEARD: March 21, 2000 ___________ Before OWENS, WALTZ and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges. OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1, 2 and 6-8, and refusal to allow claims 3-5 as amended after final rejection. These are all of the claims in the application. THE INVENTION Appellant’s claimed invention is directed toward a flame 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007