The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 46 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte HIDEAKI TOJO, HIDEO ISHIDA, HISAHI KUROTA, HIDEO HIROE, TAKAO ARASAWA, SATORU YAMADA, and NOBUYUKI OKITA ____________ Appeal No. 1998-2804 Application No. 08/398,881 ____________ HEARD: October 25, 2001 ____________ Before HAIRSTON, LALL, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges. LALL, Administrative Patent Judge.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007