Ex Parte ABE et al - Page 1



               The opinion in support of the decision being entered                   
               today was not written for publication in a law journal                 
               and is not binding precedent of the Board.                             
                                                               Paper No. 59           

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                                                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                                                                     
                                 Ex parte FUMIO ABE                                   
                                         and                                          
                                     KEIJI NODA                                       
                                                                                     
                                Appeal No. 2001-0175                                  
                             Application No. 08/857,585                               
                                                                                     
                               HEARD:  April 25, 2002                                 
                                                                                     
          Before KIMLIN, PAK and POTEATE, Administrative Patent Judges.               
          KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 3, 5,             
          6, 12 and 14, all the claims remaining in the present                       
          application.  Claim 3 is illustrative:                                      
               3.  An adsorbent structure comprising:                                 
               a honeycomb structure having a periphery and two ends,                 
          including a plurality of passages that are defined by partition             
          walls and extend in an axial direction between the ends; and                

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