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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte YASUAKI MAEDA ________________ Appeal No. 1998-1476 Application No. 08/609,234 ________________ ON BRIEF ________________ Before KRASS, JERRY SMITH, and LALL, Administrative Patent Judges. KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 5 and 20. Claim 21, the only other remaining claim, has been -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007