Ex parte KONAKAWA - 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                 publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                            
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                                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                         
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                                            BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                          
                                                           AND INTERFERENCES                                                                            
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                                                    Ex parte TSUGUNORI KONAKAWA                                                                         
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                                                              Appeal No. 95-4616                                                                        
                                                           Application 08/200,9321                                                                      
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                                                                     ON BRIEF                                                                           
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                 Before CALVERT, MEISTER and ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                      
                 ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                   

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          The following claims of record in this application are before us on appeal:                                                   
                 10-18, 24, 26-28, 33, 34, 49-53, 58-66, 73-79, 81-89, 93-98 and 105.                                                                   
                          The appellant's invention is directed to a reed type valve arrangement for a                                                  
                 reciprocating machine.  The subject matter before us on appeal is illustrated by                                                       
                 reference to claim 10, which can be found in an appendix to the Appeal Brief.                                                          


                          1Application for patent filed February 22, 1994.  According to the appellant, the                                             
                 application is a continuation of Application 07/994,931, filed December 22, 1992,                                                      
                 abandoned.                                                                                                                             
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