The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 42 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex Parte NAOKO KIHARA, FUMIHIKO YUASA, TOHRU USHIROGOUCHI, TSUKASA TADA, OSAMU SASAKI, TAKUYA NAITO and SATOSHI SAITO _______________ Appeal No. 1998-2147 Application 08/247,356 _______________ HEARD: January 25, 2001 _______________ Before, PAK, WALTZ 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 28, 29, 36 and 37. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007