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          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          was not written for publication and is not binding precedent                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. 14              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                              Ex parte NOBUTO KOZAKURA                                
                                         and                                          
                                   TOSHIFUMI SATO                                     
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                                Appeal No. 2004-1227                                  
                               Application 09/940,311                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before GARRIS, WARREN, and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges.             
          GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   

               This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of            
          claims 1 and 2, which are all of the claims in the application.             
               The subject matter on appeal relates to a double-sided                 
          meshing type silent chain.  With reference to the appellants’               
          drawing (e.g., see Figures 1 and 2 thereof), the chain comprises            



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