The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and isnot binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte YOSHIHITO ASAO, HIROFUMI WATANABE, KYOJI MATSUMURA and TUNEJI GODA ____________ Appeal No. 2006-2220 Application No. 09/813,348 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before KRASS, JERRY SMITH, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges. SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a) from the Examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-10, which are all of the claims pending in this application. We reverse.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007