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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          publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 50              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                               Ex parte MOTOJI EGAWA,                                 
                               KAZUTOSHI TAKAYANAGI,                                  
                                   AKIO TAKAYAMA,                                     
                                   TETSUJI FUJITA,                                    
                                        and                                           
                                    AKINOBU SANO                                      
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                                Appeal No. 1998-3356                                  
                             Application No. 08/391,472                               
                                   ______________                                     
                              HEARD: FEBRUARY 22, 2001                                
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          Before HAIRSTON, BARRETT, and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent               
          Judges.                                                                     
          HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 22                
          and 23.  In an Amendment After Final (paper number 40), claim               
          22 was amended.                                                             
               The disclosed invention relates to a floating magnetic                 







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