The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte HIROSHI FUKUMOTO, JYUNICHI AIZAWA, and MUNEHISA TAKEDA ____________ Appeal No. 2005-2186 Application No. 09/750,664 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before FRANKFORT, PATE, and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges. McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Hiroshi Fukumoto et al. appeal from the final rejection (mailed March 4, 2003) of claims 1-3. Claims 4-11, 17 and 18, the only other claims pending in the application, stand withdrawn from consideration.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007