The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 31 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte RIICHI KATOH, TETSUFUMI TANAMOTO, FRANCIS M. SABA, YUJIRO NARUSE, SHIGEKI TAKAHASHI and MASAO MASHITA __________ Appeal No. 1999-0862 Application 08/764,275 ___________ HEARD: May 24, 2001 ___________ Before FLEMING, LALL, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges. FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 16, all claims pending in the present application. The invention relates to a quantum effect device which 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007