Ex parte MINOURA et al. - Page 1




                              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                                       publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15                     


                                UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                
                                                     ____________                                                        
                                     BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                  
                                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                                       
                                                     ____________                                                        
                                  Ex parte TADAAKI MINOURA, TORU TACHIBANA,                                              
                                                   and YUGO TANABE                                                       
                                                     ____________                                                        
                                                 Appeal No. 1999-1591                                                    
                                               Application No. 08/665,616                                                
                                                     ____________                                                        
                                                        ON BRIEF                                                         
                                                     ____________                                                        
              Before RUGGIERO, DIXON, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.                                            
              DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                        



                                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                                      

                     This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 12-15,                   
              which are all of the claims pending in this application.                                                   


                     We REVERSE.                                                                                         











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