Ex Parte MURAOKA 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        written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 32          

                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                    __________                                      
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                         
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                             Ex parte KIYOSHIGE MURAOKA                             
                                        and                                         
                                   TOSHIRO MATSUO                                   
                                    __________                                      
                                Appeal No. 2001-0080                                
                             Application No. 08/577,217                             
                                    ___________                                     
                                HEARD: May 23, 2002                                 
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         Before LIEBERMAN, DELMENDO, and MOORE, Administrative Patent               
         Judges.                                                                    
         DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                     

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                 
              This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from            
         the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1, 6 through 9, 11, and           
         12, which are the only claims pending in the above-identified              
         application.1                                                              
                                                                                   
              1  In reply to the final Office action of July 16, 1999               
         (paper 19), the appellants submitted an amendment pursuant to 37           
         CFR § 1.116 (1981) on February 28, 2000 (paper 25), proposing a            
         change to claim 6.  The examiner indicated in the advisory                 




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