The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 SHIN-ICHI SATA, YASUHIRO HIDAKA KATSUTOSHI AOKI, HIROYUKI KAWAJI, and MASAYUKI MARUTA _______________ Appeal No. 1998-0468 Application 08/291,825 _______________ HEARD: February 22, 2001 _______________ Before, OWENS, KRATZ and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. Decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 Applicants appeal the decision of the Primary Examiner finally rejecting claims 1- 10. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007