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and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte GEN ICHIMURA and MASAYOSHI NOGUCHI
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Appeal No. 1999-1935
Application No. 08/754,270
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HEARD: April 24, 2001
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Before THOMAS, KRASS and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges.
KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-10, all of the claims
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pending in the application.
The invention is directed to a method of and apparatus for muting a digital signal
wherein a switch selectively switches between a digitized signal and a pre-set muting
1While the examiner’s statement of rejection in the answer includes claims 1-11, claim 11 has
been canceled (amendment of Sept. 28, 1998).
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