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                          THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                 
          The opinion in support of the decision entered today (1) was not written for publication
          in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.              
                                                                   Paper No. 17        
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
                                  __________________                                   
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                            
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                  __________________                                   
                                 Ex parte JOSEPH LIN                                   
                                  __________________                                   
                                  Appeal No. 98-0594                                   
                               Application 08/615,4611                                 
                                   ________________                                    
                                       ON BRIEF                                        
                                   ________________                                    
          Before McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and                     
          SCHAFER and LEE, Administrative Patent Judges.                               
          LEE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                            
                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from                 
          the examiner’s rejection of claims 12-15.  Claims 1-11 have                  
          been canceled.  No claim has been allowed.  The real party in                
          interest is Seagate Technologies, Inc.                                       
                         References relied on by the Examiner                          
          Tsujino                  5,315,464            May, 24, 1994                  
          Jordan                   4,505,238            March 19, 1985                 

               1                                                                       
                    Application for patent filed March 14, 1996.                       
          According to the appellant, it is a continuation of                          
          application 08/284,368, filed August 2, 1994.                                





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