The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 45 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte HITOSHI OGAWA, MOTOYASU TSUNODA, AKIRA KOJIMA, EISAKU SAIKI and YUKARI KATAYAMA _____________ Appeal No. 1999-0264 Application No. 08/573,582 ______________ HEARD: April 26, 2001 _______________ Before HAIRSTON, FLEMING, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges. FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 5, 6, 10, 13, 14, 23, and 27, the only claims 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007