The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte MAMORU SUMIDA, NORIHISA FUKUTOMI, MASAYUKI AOTA and KEITA HOSOYAMA _______________ Appeal No. 2002-0607 Application No. 09/258,138 _______________ HEARD: April 01, 2003 _______________ Before COHEN, STAAB, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-6, all the claims currently pending in the application. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007