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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 36 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte YUKO TOMITA, SATO MASAYOSHI, TAKASHI IIJIMA and HIDEO OHTA ____________ Appeal No. 1998-1020 Application No. 08/381,4231 ____________ HEARD: November 1, 1999 ____________ Before COHEN, NASE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges. BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 2, 6, 21 and 24. In an amendment after final rejection (Paper No. 26, filed August 1, 1996), which has been entered (advisory action, Paper No. 27), claims 4, 5 Application for patent filed January 31, 1995. According to the1 appellants, the application is a division of Application No. 08/101,488, filed August 3, 1993, now abandoned.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007