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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte TOSHIKI YAMAMURA and MAKOTO KUWAMOTO
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Appeal No. 1999-2003
Application No. 08/751,545
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ON BRIEF
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Before FLEMING, RUGGIERO, and GROSS, 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 through 9, 21, and 24 through 26. Claims
10 through 20, 22, 23 have been withdrawn from consideration.
Appellants' invention relates to a flexible mounting
mechanism for a storage medium such as a removable hard disk
drive. Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it
reads as follows:
1. An apparatus having a flexible mounting mechanism,
comprising:
a storage medium;
a casing accommodating and holding the storage medium;
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