The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 28 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte HITOSHI HAYAMA and HAYAMA WATANABE _____________ Appeal No. 1999-0163 Application No. 08/745,698 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before KRASS, RUGGIERO, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges. RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal from the final rejection of claims 4 and 6-8, which are the only claims remaining in the application. Claims 1-3 and 5 have been canceled. An amendment after final rejection filed December 4, 1997, was approved for entry by the Examiner.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007