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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MASAHIRO UTSUMI, KUNJI OKAZAKI, SHINJI KAWASAKI, and SHINICHI TANAKA ____________ Appeal No. 1997-4018 Application No. 08/668,716 ____________ ON BRIEF1 ____________ Before THOMAS, RUGGIERO, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges. GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 13 through 27, which are all of the claims pending in this application. We observe that on December 29, 1999 (paper no. 33), appellants filed1 a waiver of the oral hearing set for January 10, 2000.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007