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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 34 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte CHISATO KATO, TAKAHIRO KOBAYASHI, and KAZUO KITAO _____________ Appeal No. 1997-3912 Application 08/016,979 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before THOMAS, MARTIN, and LALL, Administrative Patent Judges. THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Appellants have appealed to the Board from the examiner's final rejection of claims 39 through 42. As of the decision date of this appeal, the examiner has indicated the allowability of claims 1 through 29, 31 through 38 and 45 through 52, appellants having canceled claims 30, 43 and 44. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007