The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 NOBUYOSHI YAGI, MINORU MIYATAKE, TOSHIYUKI UMEHARA, YOSHIMASA SAKATA, and KIICHI SHIMODAIRA __________ Appeal No. 2006-1872 Application No. 09/769,376 ___________ HEARD: JULY 12, 2006 ___________ Before GARRIS, KRATZ, and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges. TIMM, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This appeal involves claims 1, and 3-6, the only claims pending in this application. We have jurisdiction over the appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007