Ex parte ARAKAWA et al. - Page 1





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                                  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                      (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                                                                                                  


                                                  UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                                       
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                                                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                                      
                                                                             AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                                    
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                                                                    Ex parte SATOSHI ARAKAWA,                                                                                                     
                                                              YUICHI HOSOI, KATSUHIRO KOHDA                                                                                                       
                                                                            and KIKUO YAMAZAKI                                                                                                    
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                                                                          Appeal No. 1996-2853                                                                                                    
                                                                    Application 08/375,2721                                                                                                       
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                                                         HEARD: September 14, 1999                                                                                                                
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                      Before BARRETT, FLEMING and HECKER, Administrative Patent                                                                                                                   
                      Judges.                                                                                                                                                                     

                      HECKER, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                 

                                                                    DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                                            





                                  1Application for patent filed January 19, 1995.  According to                                                                                                   
                      applicants, this application is a continuation of S.N. 08/249,476, filed May                                                                                                
                      26, 1994 (Abandoned); which is a continuation of S.N. 08/043,995, filed April                                                                                               
                      7, 1993; which is a continaution of S.N. 07/686,833, filed April 17, 1991;                                                                                                  
                      which is a division of S. N. 07/462,337, filed January 2, 1990, which is a                                                                                                  
                      continuation of S. N. 07/184,010, filed April 20, 1988.                                                                                                                     
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