The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte MUNEHIRO SHIBUYA, MASATOSHI KITAGAWA, YUUJI MUKAI and AKIHISA YOSHIDA ____________ Appeal No. 1999-2464 Application No. 08/701,292 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before GARRIS, KRATZ and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Applicants appeal the decision of the Primary Examiner finally rejecting claims 1 to 4 and 12 to 17.1 We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134. 1 Claims 5 to 11 have been canceled. (Brief, p. 2.)Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007