The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte TOSHIO HIROSAWA, TSUTOMO ITO, YOSHIHIRO ISHII and MINORU HIDAKA _______________ Appeal No. 2003-0646 Application No. 09/250,154 _______________ HEARD: July 15, 2003 _______________ Before FLEMING, GROSS and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges. FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 4 through 7, all the claims present in the instant application. Claims 1 through 3 have been cancelled.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007