

                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                written for publication in a law journal and is not binding                 
                precedent of the Board.                                                     

                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                            
                                      _____________                                         
                           BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                               
                                    AND INTERFERENCES                                       
                                      _____________                                         
                                  Ex parte MAKOTO TABATE                                    
                                      _____________                                         
                                   Appeal No. 2005-2488                                     
                                  Application 10/150,497¹                                   
                                     _____________                                          
                                        ON BRIEF                                            
                                     _______________                                        
          Before PAK, KRATZ, and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges.                        
          PAK, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                 

                                    DECISION ON APPEAL                                      
                This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from                  
          the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 1 through 6, which are all                 
          of the claims pending in the above-identified application.                        


                1 Application for patent filed on May 20, 2002.                             
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