The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte NOBORU YOSHIDA __________ Appeal No. 1998-2264 Application No. 08/439,793 __________ HEARD: Jan. 10, 2001 __________ Before JERRY SMITH, LALL, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges. LALL, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims 7 to 11. Claims 1 to 61 have been canceled. 1There was an amendment after the final rejection [paper no. 15] which was entered by the Examiner [paper no. 17]. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007