Ex parte YAMADA 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               written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding        
               precedent of the Board.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. 30         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                     ____________                                     
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                     ____________                                     
             Ex parte NAOSHI YAMADA, HITOSHI OHTA, HIROSHI FUKUMOTO, NAOYA            
                        TANAKA, YUICHI YOSHIDA, and TAKUJI ODA                        
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 1996-3386                                 
                              Application No. 08/136,1231                             
                                     ____________                                     
                                HEARD: October 6, 1999                                
                                     ____________                                     
          Before HAIRSTON, HECKER, and GROSS, Administrative Patent                   
          Judges.                                                                     
          GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                 
          rejection of claims 1 through 4, 6 through 9, 18, and 19.                   
          Claim 5 is canceled.  Claims 10 through 17 are withdrawn from               
          consideration.                                                              




               Application for patent filed October 14, 1993.1                                                                     





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