The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte YOSHITSUGU YAMADA ____________ Appeal No. 2002-0697 Application No. 09/625,857 ____________ HEARD: January 9, 2003 ____________ Before COHEN, STAAB and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges. McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Yoshitsugu Yamada appeals from the final rejection of claims 21 through 32, all of the claims pending in the application. THE INVENTION The invention relates to “a batch-type kiln having particular applicability in the performance of firing treatments, such as a dewaxing step and a firing step, on a ceramic product, such as a ceramic capacitor” (specification, page 1).Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007