The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte TIHIRO OHKAWA and STANLEY I. TSUNODA _____________ Appeal No. 1998-2311 Application No. 08/401,869 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before HAIRSTON, KRASS, and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judges. RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 3-14, and 16-37, all of the claims pending in the present application. Claims 2 and 15 have been canceled. A proposed amendment after final rejection submitted as an appendix to the Appeal Brief was denied entry by the Examiner.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007