The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 YOSHIYUKI TANABE, YOSHIHIRO NOMURA, HIROSHI KIRIHARA, YOUICHI HOSOKAWA, SHINJI IIOKA, and SATORU YANAGISAWA ____________ Appeal 2006-2343 Application 10/246,620 Technology Center 1700 ____________ Decided: November 29, 2006 ____________ Before KIMLIN, KRATZ, and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges. TIMM, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Appellants appeal the rejection of claims 1-25, 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