Ex Parte YONEMOTO - 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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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. 21              
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                              Ex parte KAZUYA YONEMOTO                                
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                                Appeal No. 2002-1046                                  
                               Application 08/861,831                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before THOMAS, BARRETT, and FLEMING, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 1 through 8, all the claims present in the instant                   
          application.  Claims 9 through 20 have been canceled.                       
                                   Invention                                          
               Appellant’s present invention relates to a solid-state                 
          imaging device.  In particular, Appellant’s invention relates to            
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