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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 36 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte TADAHARU MINATO __________ Appeal No. 1997-1757 Application 08/450,1451 __________ HEARD: Jan. 13, 2000 __________ Before KRASS, BARRETT, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges. KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL 1Application for patent filed May 26, 1995. According to appellant, this application is a continuation of Application 08/095,523, filed July 26, 1993, now abandoned; which is a continuation-in-part of Application 07/912,173, filed July 13, 1992, now abandoned; which is a continuation-in-part of Application 07/233,823, filed August 10, 1988, now U.S. Patent No. 5,144,402. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007