The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte MAKOTO YAMAGISHI ____________ Appeal No. 1998-0412 Application No. 08/320,935 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges. HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 5 through 9, 11 through 16 and 18 through 27. The disclosed invention relates to an electro-acoustical apparatus. Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as follows:Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007