Ex parte IGARASHI et al. - Page 1




                  The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written                                        
                             for publication and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                             
                                                                                                        Paper No. 25                    
                                    UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                           
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                                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                            
                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                               
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                                    Ex parte KATSUJI IGARASHI, JUN YONEMITSU,                                                           
                                          YOICHI YAGASAKI, YASUSHI FUJINAMI,                                                            
                                               TOMOYUKI SATO, MOTOKI KATO,                                                              
                                                      and TERUHIKO SUZUKI                                                               
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                                                     Appeal No. 1999-0089                                                               
                                                Application No. 08/454,076                                                              
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                                                              ON BRIEF1                                                                 
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                Before BARRETT, RUGGIERO, and BARRY, Administrative Patent                                                              
                Judges.                                                                                                                 
                BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                     



                                                       DECISION ON APPEAL                                                               
                        This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134                                                          
                from the final rejection of claims 18 and 38-42.  We affirm-                                                            
                in-part.                                                                                                                


                                                            BACKGROUND                                                                  


                        A scheduled oral hearing was waived.  (Paper No. 24.)1                                                                                                              





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