The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MASAO TSURUTA ____________ Appeal No. 2006-1067 Application No. 09/822,839 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before OWENS, CRAWFORD and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges. BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's rejection of claims 1, 2 and 4. Claim 3 stands withdrawn from consideration and claims 5-16 have been canceled. We REVERSE.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007