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                    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          was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not             
          binding precedent of the Board.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. 28              
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                             Ex parte MASAHIRO MURAKAMI                               
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                                 Appeal No. 95-3405                                   
                               Application 08/077,5051                                
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                                 HEARD: May 4, 1998                                   
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          Before KRASS, BARRETT and LEE, Administrative Patent Judges.                
          LEE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                           

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the            
          examiner's final rejection of claims 1, 3 and 5-12.  Claims 2 and           
          4 have been canceled.  No claim has been allowed.                           
                        References relied on by the Examiner                          
          Steeves et al. (Steeves)           5,075,874      Dec. 24, 1991             
          Nelson                             5,025,398      Jun. 18, 1991             

            Application for patent filed June 17, 1993.  According to appellant,1                                                                      
          this application is a continuation of application 07/794,047, filed November
          19, 1991.                                                                   
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