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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 11 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte MASAHIRO YAMANAKA ____________ Appeal No. 1999-2370 Application No. 08/890,7441 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, NASE and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges. NASE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claim 25, which is the only claim pending in this application. 1Application for patent filed July 11, 1997.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007