Ex parte KADOKURA 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 31                                          

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                        Ex parte SUSUMU KADOKURA, NOAKI SHIRAI,                                                                         
                                              SHIGERU YOSHIMURA, TOMOAKI KATO,                                                                          
                                              YOSHIAKI TOMARI and TADANORI SUTO                                                                         
                                                             ________________                                                                           
                                                          Appeal No. 1997-0424                                                                          
                                                       Application 07/985,2531                                                                          
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                                                       HEARD: NOVEMBER 4, 1999                                                                          
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                 Before JERRY SMITH, LALL and GROSS, Administrative Patent                                                                              
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 LALL, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                     


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal from the final rejection  of claims 1 to                 2                                                  

                          1Application for patent filed December 3, 1992.                                                                               
                          2An amendment after the final rejection was filed on Aug.                                                                     
                 8, 1995, however, it made no changes to the claims.  Also, the                                                                         
                                                                         -1-                                                                            





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