The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte KOJI FUKUSHIMA and KEIICHI SAKASHITA __________ Appeal No. 1997-1221 Application No. 08/299,591 __________ HEARD: Oct. 12, 2000 __________ Before GARRIS, LIEBERMAN, and TIERNEY, Administrative Patent Judges. GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 3 and 4 which are all of the claims pending in the application. The subject matter on appeal relates to a soundproof heat shield member for an exhaust manifold comprising a metal 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007