The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte HISATO MAEKAWA, KAZUHIKO YAMATO, REIZI MAHIGASHI and YOSHITAKA ABE ____________ Appeal No. 2000-1628 Application No. 09/163,013 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before CALVERT, ABRAMS, and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges. McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Hisato Maekawa et al. appeal from the final rejection of claims 14 through 18, all of the claims pending in the application.1 THE INVENTION 1Claim 14 has been amended subsequent to final rejection.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007