The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 22 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte YOSHIYUKI NISHIMURA and HIROSHI EJIRI __________ Appeal No. 1997-3339 Application 08/306,610 ___________ HEARD: January 16, 2001 ___________ Before JOHN D. SMITH, KRATZ, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges. JOHN D. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims 2 and 5. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007