The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte TOSHIFUMI HIBI ____________ Appeal No. 2002-1145 Application No. 09/335,471 ____________ HEARD: November 5, 2002 ____________ Before FRANKFORT, NASE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges. NASE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 12 and 13, which are all of the claims pending in this application. We REVERSE.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007