Ex parte KATO et al. - Page 1




                                  THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                                                                
                The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1)                                                                
                was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not                                                               
                binding precedent of the Board.                                                                                               
                                                                                                    Paper No. 28                              

                                    UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                 
                                                            _____________                                                                     
                                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                  
                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                                     
                                                            _____________                                                                     
                                    Ex parte SADAYUKI KATO, HIROAKI ISHIHATA,                                                                 
                                              TAKESHI HORIE, SATOSHI INANO,                                                                   
                                                     and TOSHIYUKI SHIMIZU                                                                    
                                                            _____________                                                                     
                                                        Appeal No. 96-0950                                                                    
                                                    Application 07/727,9321                                                                   
                                                           ______________                                                                     
                                                      HEARD: APRIL 8, 1997                                                                    
                                                          _______________                                                                     

                Before KRASS, BARRETT, and CARMICHAEL, Administrative Patent                                                                  
                Judges.                                                                                                                       
                CARMICHAEL, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                      

                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                    

                         This is an appeal from the final rejection of Claims 1-7 and                                                         
                9-14, which constitute all the claims remaining in the                                                                        
                application.                                                                                                                  
                         We reverse.                                                                                                          



                         1Application for patent filed July 10, 1991.                                                                         





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