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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 KAZUO KONISHI, SHIMPEI YOSHIOKA, KOJI MARUYAMA, TOMOYUKI MAEKAWA, and TOSHIAKI SATO ____________ Appeal No. 1998-0063 Application No. 08/057,805 ____________ HEARD: February 24, 2000 ____________ Before KRASS, JERRY SMITH, 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 1 through 4 and 7 through 18. Claims 5 and 6 have been canceled. In an After Final amendment filed April 28, 1997, claim 18 was canceled. Accordingly, claims 1 through 4 and 7 through 17 remain before us on appeal.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007