The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board Paper No. 25 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte HITOSHI YOKOYAMA, KEIJI MIYATA, HIDEO SUGANO, AND HARUO TSUMURA __________ Appeal No. 2001-1725 Application 09/009,536 __________ HEARD: APRIL 10, 2002 __________ Before PAK, MOORE, and POTEATE, Administrative Patent Judges. MOORE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from a final rejection of claims 3-5 and 7–14, all of the claims pending in this application. Claims 1, 2, and 6 have been canceled.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007