Ex Parte Tanaka 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          for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.                  

                  UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                           
                                   ____________                                       
                      BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                              
                                AND INTERFERENCES                                     
                                    ____________                                      
                  Ex parte HIROHISA A. TANAKA, GEOFFREY R. HENDREY                    
                              and PHILIP J. KOOPMAN JR.                               
                                    ____________                                      
                                Appeal No. 2005-2657                                  
                             Application No. 09/898,497                               
                                    ____________                                      
                                HEARD: April 4, 2006                                  
                                    ____________                                      
          Before FRANKFORT, LEVY, and NAPPI, Administrative Patent Judges.            
          LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                 
          rejection of claims 1-33, which are all of the claims pending in            
          this application.                                                           

               We AFFIRM.                                                             









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