Ex Parte YAMAMOTO 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           written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 33                   

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       

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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                   Ex parte TATSUHIRO YAMAMOTO and MANABU TAKAOKA                     
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                                Appeal No. 2001-0302                                  
                             Application No. 08/635,614                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before COHEN, STAAB, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                
          STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final              
          rejection of claims 1, 6 and 8.  Claims 2, 3, 5, 7 and 9, the               
          only other claims in the application, have been withdrawn from              
          consideration pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.142(b) as not being readable           
          on the elected species.                                                     
               Appellants’ invention pertains to a motor operated power               
          steering device, and in particular to a motor operated power                




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