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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MANABU ISOMURA, TOMONORI TAKAHASHI,
KENJI MUTOH, MINORU OHTA and MAKOTO ITOH
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Appeal 2006-3315
Application 10/309,321
Technology Center 1700
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Decided: January 23, 2007
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Before EDWARD C. KIMLIN, CHUNG K. PAK, and
CHARLES F. WARREN, Administrative Patent Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 2-7. Claim 2 is
illustrative:
2. A ceramic filter, comprising:
a substrate;
a separation layer comprising titania and having an average pore size
in a range of 0.08 to 1 μm and a thickness in a range of 5 to 20 μm; and
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