The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 50 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte MOTOJI EGAWA, KAZUTOSHI TAKAYANAGI, AKIO TAKAYAMA, TETSUJI FUJITA, and AKINOBU SANO _____________ Appeal No. 1998-3356 Application No. 08/391,472 ______________ HEARD: FEBRUARY 22, 2001 _______________ Before HAIRSTON, BARRETT, and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judges. HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 22 and 23. In an Amendment After Final (paper number 40), claim 22 was amended. The disclosed invention relates to a floating magneticPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007