The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 91 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte SHIGEYUKI IKEDA ________________ Appeal No. 1999-0289 Application No. 08/336,690 ________________ HEARD: OCTOBER 9, 2001 ________________ Before HAIRSTON, KRASS, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges. KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 21, 23-29 and 32-42, all of the pending claims. The invention deals with recording and reproducing personal medical history of an individual patient on a digital audio tape (DAT). 1–Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007