The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte SUSUMU TACHI, TARO MAEDA, YUTAKA KUNITA and MASAHIKO INAMI __________ Appeal No. 2002-1047 Application 09/083,174 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before THOMAS, FLEMING, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges. FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 14, all the claims pending in the instant application. Invention The invention relates to a method of and apparatus for 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007