The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 31 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte TOSHINOBU BANJYO, MASATAKA TAKEHARA, SHINICHI HASEGAWA and HARUO YOSHIDA _____________ Appeal No. 1997-4387 Application 08/308,963 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before FRANKFORT, PATE and STAAB, Administrative Patent Judges. PATE,, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the examiner's refusal to allow claims 1 through 10, 15, and 16, as amended after final 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007