The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ISAMU IDE, MASSANOBU NISHIKAWA, HISATO HIGUCHI, TSUNEMORI YOSHIDA, and KATSUNORI SUGITA ____________ Appeal 2006-2329 Application 10/211,381 Technology Center 1700 ____________ Decided: September 29, 2006 ____________ Before KIMLIN, GARRIS, and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Applicants in this case appeal the Examiner's final rejection of claims 1, 3, and 5-12, all of the pending claims. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134. We REVERSE.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007