Ex parte MURAMATSU 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                                                                               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                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                     Ex parte HIROSHI MURAMATSU, TATSUAKI ATAKA,                                                                        
                                            MASAMICHI FUJIHIRA and NORIO CHIBA                                                                          
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                                                          Appeal No. 1997-1430                                                                          
                                                    Application No. 08/225,7561                                                                         
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                                                     HEARD:  November 16, 1999                                                                          
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                 Before FLEMING, RUGGIERO, and LALL, Administrative Patent                                                                              
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                 




                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of                                                                      
                 claims 14-34, all of the claims pending in the present                                                                                 
                 application.  Claims 1-13 have been canceled.  Amendments                                                                              


                          1Application for patent filed April 11, 1994.                                                                                 





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