The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 53 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte SHUNPEI YAMAZAKI ____________ Appeal No. 1996-0478 Application No. 08/171,769 ____________ HEARD: June 12, 2001 ____________ Before HAIRSTON, NASE, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges. DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 20, 23, 24, 27, 30, and 31, which are all of the claims pending in this application. We REVERSE.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007