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                    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          (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 59              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                               Ex parte TAKUJI YOSHIDA                                 
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                                 Appeal No. 1997-3161                                  
                                Application 08/450,553                                 
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                               HEARD: FEBRUARY 10, 2000                                
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          Before HAIRSTON, RUGGIERO and HECKER, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                      
          RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       

                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of                
          claims 6-9, 43, 45, 46, and 50-57.  Claims 1-5, 10-42, 44, and               
          47 through 49 were canceled earlier in the prosecution.  An                  
          amendment after final rejection filed July 16, 1996 which                    
          canceled claim 50 was entered by the Examiner.  Accordingly,                 

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