The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 RYOICHI IMAI ____________ Appeal No. 1998-2475 Application No. 08/505,020 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, 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 10 and 12-16, which1 are all of the claims pending in this application. BACKGROUND 1An amendment (Paper No. 8, filed September 8, 1997) filed subsequent to the final rejection has been entered (Paper No. 9, filed September 16, 1997).Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007