The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was written for publication and is binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 39 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte TORU CHONAN ____________ Appeal No. 2001-1827 Application No. 08/696,404 ____________ Heard: November 7, 2002 ____________ Before HAIRSTON, DIXON, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges. DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 13-17 and 20, which are all of the claims pending in this application. We AFFIRM.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007