The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte KENTAROU ARAI _____________ Appeal No. 2000-2115 Application No. 08/633,564 ______________ HEARD: March 7, 2001 _______________ Before McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, FRANKFORT, and LAZARUS, Administrative Patent Judges. FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 and 2, all of the claims pending in this application. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007