Ex parte KONO 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                   publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18                                     

                                         UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                  
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                                                BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                  
                                                                AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                   
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                                                             Ex parte KAZUNORI KONO,                                                                                
                                                             KOUTAROU KASHIMA and                                                                                   
                                                                   MASAYOSHI YANO                                                                                   
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                                                                   Appeal No. 96-0638                                                                               
                                                                Application 08/074,5461                                                                             
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                                                               HEARD: January 13, 1999                                                                              
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                   Before THOMAS, KRASS and BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                  
                   THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                             

                                                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                  
                            Appellants have appealed to the Board from the examiner’s final rejection of claims                                                     
                   1 to 15, which constitute all the claims in the application.                                                                                     


                            1Application for patent filed June 11, 1993.                                                                                            
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