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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte RIICHIRO SHIROTA and MASAKI MOMODOMI ____________ Appeal No. 1997-3442 Application No. 08/210,2881 ____________ HEARD: January 13, 2000 ____________ Before KRASS, BARRETT, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges. KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 9. Claims 14 through 16 have been allowed and claims 10 through 13 have been indicated by the examiner as being directed to allowable subject matter. 1Application for patent filed March 18, 1994.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007