The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte KOYU YAMANOI and TAKASHI SUGASAWA ____________ Appeal No. 2002-1594 Application No. 09/057,573 ____________ HEARD: February 20, 2003 ____________ Before HAIRSTON, RUGGIERO, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges. BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-3 and 7-9, which are all the claims remaining in the application. We affirm-in-part.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007