The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 SHUSOU WADAKA, KOICHIRO MISU, TSUTOMU NAGATSUKA, TOMONORI KIMURA, and SHUMPEI KAMEYAMA ____________ Appeal No. 2006-1751 Application No. 09/778,872 ____________ HEARD: August 9, 2006 ____________ Before KRASS, JERRY SMITH, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges. BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 24-40, 61, and 62. We reverse.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007