The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007