The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte KEITARO KOROISHI, HIRONOBU ITOH, and TOMOYUKI YOSHINO ____________ Appeal No. 2001-2673 Application No. 09/299,4701 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before FLEMING, DIXON, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges. LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 through 17, which are all of the claims pending in this application. 1 Application for patent filed April 26, 1999.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007