The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 35 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte AKIHIRO TAKAHASHI and KOUHEI IKETANI ____________ Appeal No. 2002-0303 Application No. 08/831,872 ____________ Heard: January 7, 2003 ____________ Before HAIRSTON, DIXON, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges. DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-3, 5-8, 10-13, 15, 16, 18-21, 23-26, 28, 29, 31-34, and 36-41, which are all of the claims pending in this application. We AFFIRM-IN-PART.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007