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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board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
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MASUMI SAKAI
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Appeal 2006-2381
Application 09/779,125
Technology Center 2800
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Decided: March 13, 2007
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Before: HOWARD B. BLANKENSHIP, ALLEN R. MACDONALD, and
JEAN R. HOMERE, Administrative Patent Judges.
MACDONALD, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Appellant appeals under 35 U.S.C. § 134 (2002) from a final rejection
of claims 12, 13, 15, and 16. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b)
(2002).
Appellant invented a furnace-type atomic absorption
spectrophotometer that heats a sample held in an electrically-conductive tube
by controlling a heating current passed to the tube. After atomizing the
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