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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 33
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte TAKATOSHI ISHIKAWA,
TETSURO KOJIMA, and
MASARU YOSHIKAWA
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Appeal No. 1997-3361
Application No. 08/554,939
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HEARD: January 24, 2001
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Before JOHN D. SMITH, WARREN, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent
Judges.
DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 1, 7 through 10, 16
through 18, 20, 21, and 23, which are all the claims pending in
the subject application. Subsequent to the final Office action,
the appellants filed two separate amendments on January 9, 1997
and April 9, 1997 amending claims 1 and 16 and canceling claims
6, 19, and 22. (Papers 12 and 16.) The examiner indicated that
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