The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 HIROSHI SAKAMOTO _____________ Appeal No. 1997-1369 Application No. 08/224,588 ______________ HEARD: OCTOBER 10, 2000 _______________ Before KIMLIN, PAK, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges. PAK, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 1 through 4 and 6 through 13 which are all of the claims pending in the application. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007