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Paper No. 27
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte TAKUYA IKEDA and MAKI KAMIKUBO
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Appeal No. 1997-2947
Application No. 08/352,0791
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HEARD: November 16, 2000
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Before PAK, WALTZ, and TIERNEY, Administrative Patent Judges.
TIERNEY, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. §134 from the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 6-8
and 11-12. We affirm.
The Invention
The invention relates to a catalyst device for the purification of exhaust gas. More
particularly, the catalyst device comprises a three-way catalyst A and an absorption catalyst B.
1 Application for patent filed December 1, 1994. This application claims priority to
Japanese application 5-319,931 filed December 20, 1993.
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