The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte RIKIYA KUWAHARA, JUNKO IGARASHI and MAKOTO NAGASAWA __________ Appeal No. 1997-2567 Application 08/390,029 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before KIMLIN, GARRIS, and OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges. OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 4, 5, 7, 9 and 10 as amended after final rejection. Claim 8, which is the only other claim remaining in the application, stands withdrawn from consideration by the examiner as being directed toward a nonelected invention. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007