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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte KATSUNORI OKUDA, ISAMU HANEDA, YOSHIHIRO SHINTAKU, KENICHI INUI, MASAYUKI KONISHI, NAOKI SHIRAISHI, and CHIEJI KATOH _____________ Appeal No. 1997-4071 Application No. 08/047,511 ______________ HEARD: FEBRUARY 23, 2000 _______________ Before HAIRSTON, FLEMING, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 20 through 34, all of the claims pending in the present 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007