The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding precedent of the Board.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 KOZO YAMAGUCHI and YOSHINORI MIYAISHI __________ Appeal No. 2001-1596 Application 09/296,102 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before CALVERT, FRANKFORT, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. CALVERT, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an application for reissue of patent No. 5,643,119 (“the patent”), which issued on July 1, 1997, based on Application 08/574,914, filed December 19, 1995 (“the original application”). The instant application was filed on April 21, 1999. Appellants seek review of the final rejection of August 4, 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007