The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 19 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES Ex parte NOBORU INAMINE Appeal No. 2001-0830 Application No. 08/917,718 HEARD: MAY 22, 2001 Before KRASS, RUGGIERO, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges. KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 4, 5 and 8-16, all of the pending claims. The invention is directed to an interface between a computer and an image-forming apparatus best illustrated by reference to representative independent claim 1, reproduced as follows: -1–Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007