The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte MITSURU OBARA, KENICHI SAWADA, ATSUSHI ISHIKAWA, and KAZUHIRO ISHIGURO ____________ Appeal 2007-1509 Application 09/427,114 Technology Center 2100 ____________ Decided: July 31, 2007 ____________ Before JOSEPH F. RUGGIERO, ROBERT E. NAPPI, and JOHN A. JEFFERY, Administrative Patent Judges. RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL STATEMENT OF THE CASE Appellants appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the Final Rejection of claims 1-9, 11-19, and 21-26. Claims 10 and 20 have been canceled. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b). We affirm.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next
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