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                      The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written                                                        
                                  for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                            

                                                                                                                Paper No. 20                            
                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                        Ex parte TAMOTSU MAEDA                                                                          
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                                                          Appeal No. 1997-1165                                                                          
                                                    Application No. 08/217,184                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before HAIRSTON, KRASS, and BARRETT, Administrative Patent                                                                             
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                 





                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           


                          This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1                                                                        
                 through 6.  After submission of the reply brief, the examiner                                                                          
                 withdrew the rejection of claims 2 through 4 , and instituted                  1                                                       

                          1We assume that the obviousness rejection set forth in                                                                        
                 the examiner’s answer was likewise withdrawn in favor of the                                                                           





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