Ex Parte YAMANA 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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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. 29              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                              Ex parte MASAYUKI YAMANA                                
                                         and                                          
                                     TSUKASA AGA                                      
                                    _____________                                     
                                Appeal No. 2000-0482                                  
                               Application 08/569,256                                 
                                    ______________                                    
                              HEARD:  February 19, 2002                               
                                    _____________                                     
          Before KIMLIN, WALTZ, and POTEATE, Administrative Patent Judges.            
          POTEATE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
                    This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134            
          from the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 1, 3, 5 and 7-10,               
          which are all of the claims remaining in the application.                   
                    Claim 1 is illustrative of the subject matter on appeal           
          and is reproduced below:                                                    

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