Ex parte HIKOSAKA 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               journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 28                           

                                  UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                       
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                                       BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                         
                                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                                              
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                                              Ex parte MASATOSHI HIKOSAKA                                                         
                                                   and HIROYUKI MUTOU                                                             
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                                                      Appeal No. 96-0852                                                          
                                                    Application 08/116,5811                                                       
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                                                           ON BRIEF                                                               
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               Before CALVERT, COHEN and FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                 

               FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                            



                                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                                             


                      This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 9, 14 and 16, and from           

               the refusal of the examiner to allow claims 1, 7, 8, 12 and 15 as amended subsequent to the final                  


                      1Application for patent filed September 7, 1993.  According to appellants, this application is a            
               continuation of Application 07/832,915, filed February 10, 1992, now abandoned.                                    
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