Ex Parte KURIBAYASHI 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                        for publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24                        


                                  UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                             
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                                        BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                              
                                                     AND INTERFERENCES                                                                  
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                                                Ex parte HIROKI KURIBAYASHI                                                             
                                                                 and                                                                    
                                                       SHOGO MIYANABE                                                                   
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                                                      Appeal No. 2003-0487                                                              
                                                   Application No. 09/158,925                                                           
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                                                             ON BRIEF                                                                   
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                Before JERRY SMITH, BARRETT and NAPPI, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                    
                NAPPI, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                     



                                                     DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                 
                        This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s                                      
                rejection of claims 1 through 14.                                                                                       
                                                           The Invention                                                                
                        The invention relates to a clock generator for a recorded signal reading device                                 
                (see appellants’ specification page 3).  The device contains three reading means to                                     

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