The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte NOBUYUKI AOSHIMA and TAKEYASU YAMAMOTO ____________ Appeal No. 1999-2666 Application No. 08/565,584 ____________ HEARD: January 11, 2001 ____________ Before FLEMING, RUGGIERO, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges. LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-8 and 11-22, which are all of the claims pending in this application.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007