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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 KEIICHIRO SHIMADA, KATSUMI MATSUNO, and SUNAO FURUI _____________ Appeal No. 1997-3911 Application Serial No. 08/368,7581 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before THOMAS, MARTIN, and BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judges. MARTIN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's final rejection of claims 14-20, 22, and 23, all of 1Application for patent filed January 4, 1995, as a continuation of Serial No. 07/882,268, filed May 13, 1992.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007