The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 21 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte TOMOHIRO IKEDA ____________ Appeal No. 1999-2047 Application No. 08/837,350 ____________ HEARD: OCTOBER 25, 2000 _______ Before COHEN, McQUADE, and LAZARUS, Administrative Patent Judges. COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 3. Claims 4 through 13, the only other claims in the application, stand withdrawn from consideration pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.142(b). Appellant’s invention pertains to a shield-plated corrugated tube. A basic understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1, a copy ofPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007