The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 32 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte YOSHIRO OKAZAKI, YASUHIRO TAKASHIMA, SHOJI NAKAMURA, KATSUYUKI YOMOGIDA and MASAHIRO TANIDA __________ Appeal No. 1997-3037 Application 08/390,4121 __________ HEARD: November 30, 2000 __________ Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, SCHEINER and MILLS, Administrative Patent Judges. SCHEINER, Administrative Patent Judge. 1Application for patent filed February 17, 1995. According to appellants, this application is a continuation of application serial no. 08/126,195, filed September 24, 1993, now abandoned. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007