The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte AKIHITO TAKASAKI and KENICHIROH KAMEI ____________ Appeal No. 2001-1465 Application No. 09/048,522 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before COHEN, McQUADE and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges. BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-12. Claims 13-20, the only other claims pending in this application, stand withdrawn from consideration pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.142(b).Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007