Ex parte YAMAMOTO - 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          not binding precedent of the Board.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. 47              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                              Ex parte YASUAKI YAMAMOTO                               
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                                Appeal No. 1997-1161                                  
                                Application 08/487,226                                
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                                HEARD: March 21, 2000                                 
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          Before OWENS, WALTZ and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.                
          OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of               
          claims 1, 2 and 6-8, and refusal to allow claims 3-5 as                     
          amended after final rejection.  These are all of the claims in              
          the application.                                                            
                                    THE INVENTION                                     
               Appellant’s claimed invention is directed toward a flame               

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