Ex parte NAKAMURA et al. - Page 1




            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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 TADAYOSHI NAKAMURA                               
                                  and KAZUMI TANAKA                                   
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                                Appeal No. 1999-0778                                  
                             Application No. 08/710,685                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before PAK, OWENS, and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges.                  
          OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of               
          claims 18-24, which are all of the claims remaining in the                  
          application.                                                                
                                    THE INVENTION                                     














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