Ex parte OSAMU OZAWA et al. - Page 1




                                  THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                                                                

                         The opinion in support of the decision being entered                                                                 
                         today (1) was not written for publication in a law                                                                   
                         journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                               
                                                                                                         Paper No. 19                         
                                    UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                 
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                                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                  
                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                                     
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                                        Ex parte OSAMU OZAWA and TETSU KITAMI                                                                 
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                                                        Appeal No. 94-3296                                                                    
                                                Application No. 07/878,4991                                                                   
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                                                                ON BRIEF                                                                      
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                Before CAROFF, GARRIS, and PAK, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                 
                PAK, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                             


                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                    
                         This is a decision on appeal from the examiner’s refusal to                                                          
                allow claims 6 through 9, which are all of the claims remaining                                                               
                in the application.  Claims 1 through 5 have been canceled.                                                                   
                         The present invention is directed to a hose useful for the                                                           
                transport of refrigerants.  See specification, page 1.  The hose                                                              
                has a core tube, a reinforcing layer over the core tube and a                                                                 
                cover tube over the reinforcing layer.   See specification,                                                                   


                         1Application for patent filed May 5, 1992.                                                                           





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