Ex Parte YOSHIHARA 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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 31         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                    Ex parte TOSHIAKI YOSHIHARA, AKIHIRO MOCHIZUKI,                   
                HIRONORI SHIROTO, TETSUYA MAKINO and YOSHINORI KIYOTA                 
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 2004-0045                                 
                              Application No. 09/044,421                              
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                                  HEARD: May 6, 2004                                  
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          Before BARRETT, RUGGIERO, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.           
          RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on the appeal from the final rejection of           
          claims 1, 2, 4-10, and 12-16.  Claims 3, 11, and 17 have been               
          canceled.  Claim 18 has been indicated by the Examiner to be                
          allowable subject to being rewritten in independent form.                   
               The disclosed invention relates to a liquid crystal display            
          (LCD) device and method utilizing dual scan writing and erasing.            
          During a display writing scan, an amount of voltage is applied to           





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