The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte KENJI FUKASAWA AND HIROKAZU KASAHARA ____________ Appeal No. 2002-1983 Application No. 08/954,8261 ____________ ON BRIEF Before HAIRSTON, LEVY, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges. SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the Examiner’s final rejection of claims 45-62. Claims 1-44 have been canceled. We reverse. 1 Application for patent filed October 21, 1997, which claims the foreign filing priority benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119 of Japanese Applications No. HEI.8-282726, filed October 24, 1996.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007