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               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               and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 33           
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                                                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                                                                     
                               Ex parte KATSUMASA ONO                                 
                                  and KENJI KOMATSU                                   
                                                                                     
                                 Appeal No. 2003-0190                                 
                             Application No. 08/515,964                               
                                                                                     
                                 HEARD: May 13, 20031                                 
                                                                                     

          Before RUGGIERO, DIXON, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges.           
          RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on the appeal from the final rejection of           
          claims 1-11, which are all of the claims pending in the                     
          application.                                                                
               The claimed invention relates to a timing arrangement for an           
          internal combustion engine in which a timing sensor cooperates              
          with the engine camshaft to provide a signal indicative of the              

               1 We note that our prior decision in this prosecution Appeal           
          1999-0829, mailed July 18, 2001, record the examiner’s rejection.           
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