The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 39 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte TETSUYA MIZUSUGI, KAZUNORI YUKI and MITSUO TANAKA ________________ Appeal No. 2000-0068 Application 08/858,1161 ________________ ON BRIEF ________________ Before METZ, GARRIS and PAK, Administrative Patent Judges . METZ, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's refusal to allow claims 5 through 8 and 10, all the claims remaining in this application. 1 Application for patent filed May 19, 1997. According to the official records of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), this application is a continuation of Application Serial Number 08/548,418, filed on October 26, 1995, and now abandoned, which is a continuation of Application Serial Number 08/204,536, filed on March 2, 1994, and now abandoned. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007