The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte HISASHI YAMAGISHI, HIROSHI HIGUCHI, JUNI HAYASHI and AKIRA KAWATA ____________ Appeal No. 2002-0080 Application No. 09/170,216 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before PAK, KRATZ, and JEFFRY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 1-6 as amended after final rejection. No other claims are pending in this application.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007