The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte EIICHIRO KITAGAWA __________ Appeal No. 2002-1670 Application 08/768,787 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before HAIRSTON, BARRETT, and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judges. RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-4, 8-17, 20-28, and 32-39. Claims 30 and 31 have been allowed and claims 5-7, 18, 19, and 29 have been indicated to be allowable by the Examiner subject to being rewritten in independent form. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007