Ex parte ENDO 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               written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 28                                                                
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                        Ex parte TAKAYOSHI ENDO and AKIRA MAEDA                       
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 2000-1286                                 
                              Application No. 08/832,672                              
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                               HEARD: December 12, 2001                               
                                     ____________                                     
          Before BARRETT, GROSS, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.              
          GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         



                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                 
          rejection of claims 1, 3, 6, and 7.  Claims 2, 4, and 5 are                 
          withdrawn from consideration as directed to a non-elected                   
          species.                                                                    
               Appellants' invention relates to a connector fitting                   
          detection structure for detecting a fitted condition of two                 
          connectors.  More specifically, when the two connectors are in              
          a fitted condition, a short-circuiting electrode interposes                 
          between and electrically connects a pair of detection                       





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