Ex parte INAMINE 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                was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not                                                               
                binding precedent of the Board.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. 35                              

                                    UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                 
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                                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                  
                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                                     
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                                                   Ex parte NOBORU INAMINE                                                                    
                                                        and ATSUSHI HARADA                                                                    
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                                                        Appeal No. 96-3746                                                                    
                                                    Application 08/236,0071                                                                   
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                                                   HEARD: December 11, 1997                                                                   
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                Before COHEN, MEISTER and CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                             
                CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                        

                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                    
                                 This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s                                                          
                final rejection of claims 1-6 and 9-33.  Claims 7-8 have been                                                                 
                canceled.                                                                                                                     
                                 Appellants’ invention is an ink supply control device.                                                       

                         1Application for patent filed May 2, 1994.  According to                                                             
                appellants, this application is a continuation of application                                                                 
                08/100,342 filed August 2, 1993, which is a continuation of                                                                   
                application 07/882,594 filed May 13, 1992, both abandoned.                                                                    
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