The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 41 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte KIYOTAKA AWATSU, MASAHIKO WADA, AKEMI ODA, and YASUKO SHIBATA ____________ Appeal No. 1998-2174 Application No. 07/813,733 ____________ HEARD: JANUARY 20, 2001 ____________ Before THOMAS, LALL, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges. BLANKENSHIP, 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 1-15 and 24. We affirm.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007