Ex parte KINOSHITA - 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                         journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 38                         
                                    UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                 
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                                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                  
                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                                     
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                                                   Ex parte KOJI KINOSHITA                                                                    
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                                                        Appeal No. 95-3159                                                                    
                                                Application No. 08/064,6781                                                                   
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                                                       HEARD: June 8, 1998                                                                    
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                Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON and BARRETT, Administrative Patent                                                                    
                Judges.                                                                                                                       
                HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                        


                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                    
                         This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 3                                                            
                through 6 and 8 through 12.  In a first Amendment After Final                                                                 
                (paper number 27), claims 2 and 7 were amended, and, in response                                                              
                to this amendment, the examiner indicated (paper number 28) that                                                              
                claims 2 and 7 were allowed.  In a second Amendment After Final                                                               
                (paper number 30), claims 3 and 12 were amended.                                                                              


                         1Application for patent filed May 21, 1993.  According to                                                            
                the appellant, the application is a continuation of Application                                                               
                No. 07/537,303, filed June 13, 1990.                                                                                          





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