The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 KATSUJI IGARASHI, JUN YONEMITSU, YOICHI YAGASAKI, YASUSHI FUJINAMI, TOMOYUKI SATO, MOTOKI KATO, and TERUHIKO SUZUKI ____________ Appeal No. 1999-0089 Application No. 08/454,076 ____________ ON BRIEF1 ____________ Before BARRETT, RUGGIERO, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges. BARRY, 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 18 and 38-42. We affirm- in-part. BACKGROUND A scheduled oral hearing was waived. (Paper No. 24.)1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007