The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 DENNIS L. VENABLE, MICHAEL R. CAMPANELLI, WILLIAM A. FUSS, JAMES E. BOLLMAN, TAKASHI NAGAO, TOSHIYA YAMADA, and KAZUYA YAMADA ____________ Appeal No. 1998-1389 Application No. 08/553,2321 ____________ HEARD: May 15, 2000 ____________ Before FLEMING, GROSS, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges. LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 30-53, which are all of the claims pending in this application. 1Continuation of S.N. 08/133,422, filed October 10, 1993; now U.S. Patent No. 5,485,568.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007