The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 46 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte MASAYUKI INOUE, SHIGEYUKI ITOH, YUTAKA TAKAMI, and KENJI MATSUMOTO ____________ Appeal No. 2003-0946 Application No. 08/904,137 ____________ HEARD: November 20, 2003 ____________ Before JERRY SMITH, FLEMING, 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 rejection of claims 20-38, 51-58, 71-87, 93, and 94, which are all the claims remaining in the application. We reverse.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007