The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 KAZUYA YONEMOTO __________ Appeal No. 2002-1046 Application 08/861,831 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before THOMAS, BARRETT, and FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judges. FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 8, all the claims present in the instant application. Claims 9 through 20 have been canceled. Invention Appellant’s present invention relates to a solid-state imaging device. In particular, Appellant’s invention relates to 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007