The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 HIROHISA A. TANAKA, GEOFFREY R. HENDREY and PHILIP J. KOOPMAN JR. ____________ Appeal No. 2005-2657 Application No. 09/898,497 ____________ HEARD: April 4, 2006 ____________ Before FRANKFORT, LEVY, and NAPPI, Administrative Patent Judges. LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-33, which are all of the claims pending in this application. We AFFIRM.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007