Ex parte MAEGAWA et al. - Page 1




                    THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                      
               This opinion (1) was not written for publication 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               (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 HIROTOSHI MAEGAWA                               
                                 and HIROYUKI YASUDA                                  
                                 __________________                                   
                                 Appeal No. 97-1372                                   
                             Application No. 08/117,3371                              
                                  ________________                                    
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                  ________________                                    
          Before THOMAS, KRASS, and TORCZON, Administrative Patent                    
          Judges.                                                                     
          TORCZON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               Appellants seek relief under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                  
          final rejection of claims 2 and 3.  Claim 1 has been canceled.              
          Claims 4 and 5 are subject to a restriction requirement and                 
          are not before us.  We reverse the rejection of claims 2 and                
          3.                                                                          
                                     BACKGROUND                                       



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