Ex parte KURODA 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                    for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                                                         
                                                                   ____________                                                                         
                                      Ex parte MASAYOSHI KURODA, YASUMASA MATSUDA,                                                                      
                                                 HIROYUKI KUMAI, YASUHIKO KASAI,                                                                        
                                                  KIYOSHI MASUDA, AKIHIRO KANEKO,                                                                       
                                                          and JUNICHIRO TAKEYAMA                                                                        
                                                                   ____________                                                                         
                                                           Appeal No. 1997-0411                                                                         
                                                      Application No. 08/441,6581                                                                       
                                                                   ____________                                                                         
                                                         HEARD: November 2, 1999                                                                        
                                                                   ____________                                                                         
                 Before THOMAS, FLEMING, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                       
                 BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                    







                          1The application was filed on May 15, 1995.  It is a                                                                          
                 continuation of Application Serial No. 08/384,595, which was                                                                           
                 filed on February 3, 1995 and is now abandoned.  The latter                                                                            
                 application was a continuation of Application Serial No.                                                                               
                 08/117,680, which was filed on September 8, 1993 and is now                                                                            
                 abandoned.  The latter application in turn was a continuation                                                                          
                 of Application Serial No. 07/757,612, which was filed on                                                                               
                 September 11, 1991 and is now U.S. Patent No. 5,302,969,                                                                               
                 granted on April 12, 1994.                                                                                                             





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