The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte MASAAKI HAYASHI ________________ Appeal No. 1999-1587 Application 08/601,751 ________________ HEARD: MARCH 21, 2001 ________________ Before JERRY SMITH, RUGGIERO and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges. JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s rejection of claims 6-9. Claims 1 and 3-5 have been canceled. Claim 2 has been indicated to contain allowable subject matter. An amendment after final rejection was filed on January 21, 1998 but was denied entry by the examiner. -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007