The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES Ex parte MASANOBU SUGIYAMA Appeal No. 1995-2838 Application 07/966,7071 HEARD: September 13, 2001 Before JERRY SMITH, BARRETT, and FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judges. BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Application for patent filed October 26, 1992,1 entitled "Magnetic Tape Cassette Slider Lock Mechanism With Tapered Surfaces And Coil Spring Bias," which claims the foreign filing priority benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119 of Japanese Applications 3-097379 and 3-097380, filed October 30, 1991. - 1 -Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007