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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 SATOSHI TANIGAKI and ICHIRO KURAWAKI _____________ Appeal No. 1997-4246 Application No. 08/542,085 ______________ HEARD: MAY 18, 2000 _______________ Before COHEN, STAAB, AND NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 23, all of the claims in the application. Appellants’ invention pertains to a straddling-type vehicle seat. A basic understanding of the invention can be 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007