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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 47 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte MASAMITI KOGAI, NOBUO KIHARA, MASAHIRO OSUMI, MASAKATSU OHSUGI, YOSHIKAZU FUJIOKA, SEIKICHI YAMAMOTO, and NAOYUKI IKEMIZU ________________ Appeal No. 1998-0253 Application No. 08/261,252 ________________ HEARD: FEBRUARY 23, 2000 ________________ Before McQUADE, NASE, and GONZALES, Administrative Patent Judges. McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007