The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte NORIYOSHI HIRAOKA, MASANORI TAKAHASHI and HIROSHI OISHI __________ Appeal No. 1999-2444 Application 08/842,088 ___________ HEARD: January 11, 2001 ___________ Before STAAB, MCQUADE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges. MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Noriyoshi Hiraoka et al. appeal from the final rejection of claims 16, 17 and 20. Claims 1 through 15 stand allowed. Claims 18 and 19, the only other claims pending in the application, stand objected to as depending from a rejected base claim. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007