The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 AKIHIKO KOH, TSUTOMU SAMPEI, NOBUHISA WATANABE and AKIHIRO KIKUCHI __________ Appeal No. 2006-2407 Application No. 09/802,857 ___________ HEARD: October 17, 2006 ___________ Before THOMAS, RUGGIERO, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges. THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION Appellants have appealed to the Board from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 13 through 25. Claims 1 through 12 have been canceled.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007