The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 33 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte TATSUHIRO YAMAMOTO and MANABU TAKAOKA __________ Appeal No. 2001-0302 Application No. 08/635,614 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before COHEN, STAAB, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1, 6 and 8. Claims 2, 3, 5, 7 and 9, the only other claims in the application, have been withdrawn from consideration pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.142(b) as not being readable on the elected species. Appellants’ invention pertains to a motor operated power steering device, and in particular to a motor operated powerPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007