The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 KOICHI KAMIJO, NORISHIGE MORIMOTO, AKIO KOIDE and TOHRU SAKAKURA Appeal No. 2006-0655 Application 09/459,287 ON BRIEF Before THOMAS, KRASS, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges. THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Appellants have appealed to the Board from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 through 5, 8 and 10 through 22. Appellants have canceled claims 6, 7, 9 and 23 through 29, and the examiner has allowed claim 30.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007