The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 33 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte TOSHINORI MORIZANE _____________ Appeal No. 1999-0461 Application 08/815,682 ______________ HEARD: October 11, 2001 _______________ Before PAK, WARREN, and OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges. OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 4-6, which are all of the claims remaining in the application. THE INVENTION The appellant’s claimed invention is directed toward a method for forming metal oxide micro-spherules. Claim 4 is illustrative:Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007