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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 28 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte MAMORU NAKANISHI and MORIHIKO TOYOZUMI ____________ Appeal No. 1998-0153 Application No. 08/497,227 ____________ ON BRIEF1 ____________ Before HAIRSTON, FLEMING, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges. DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-11, which are all of the claims pending in this application. We AFFIRM-IN-PART. 1Appellants waived their oral hearing in a letter dated Feb. 28, 2000, therefore this case has been decided on the brief.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007