Ex parte KOTANI - 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                         journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25                         
                                    UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                 
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                                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                  
                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                                     
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                                                   Ex parte KENICHI KOTANI                                                                    
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                                                        Appeal No. 95-3001                                                                    
                                                Application No. 08/195,8441                                                                   
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                                                        HEARD: May 7, 1998                                                                    
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                Before HAIRSTON, KRASS and FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                             
                HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                        


                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                    
                         This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1                                                               
                through 4.  In an Amendment After Final (paper number 15),                                                                    
                claim 5 was added to the application.  Accordingly, claims 1                                                                  
                through 5 are on appeal.                                                                                                      





                         1Application for patent filed February 14, 1994.                                                                     
                According to the appellant, the application is a continuation                                                                 
                of Application No. 07/998,602 filed December 30, 1992, now                                                                    
                abandoned.                                                                                                                    





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