Ex parte OCHI 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                    for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 37                        
                                         UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                      
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                                               BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                       
                                                              AND INTERFERENCES                                                                         
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                                           Ex parte NORIHIRO OCHI, KOHJI TSURUI,                                                                        
                                               KOUICHI FUKUSHIMA, KAZUYA KOYAMA,                                                                        
                                            HISASHI YOSHIMURA, KOUZOU YAMAGUCHI,                                                                        
                                         SHIGENORI MORIMOTO, and TAKAYUKI HIGASHIO                                                                      
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                                                           Appeal No. 1998-2471                                                                         
                                                      Application No. 08/222,9131                                                                       
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                                                         HEARD: November 2, 1999                                                                        
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                 Before THOMAS, FLEMING, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                       
                 BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                    


                                                             DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                         
                          This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134                                                                        
                 from the final rejection of claims 1-7, 11-20, and 22-25.  The                                                                         
                 appellants filed an amendment after final rejection on June                                                                            
                 23, 1997, which was entered.  We affirm-in-part.                                                                                       



                          1The application was filed on April 5, 1994.                                                                                  





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