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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte SHUNJI SUNAGA, SHOICHI KOGANEI, MASARU AKIBA, TOMOYOSHI TSURUFUJI, YUTAKA KURANO, TOYOAKI TAKIMOTO and TOSHIHIRO KUROKAWA ____________ Appeal No. 1999-0704 Application No. 08/558,661 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before CALVERT, GONZALES, and JENNIFER D. BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges. BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007