Ex parte NAITO 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            (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 TAKASHI NAITO and TAMOTSU MAEDA                                      
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                                         Appeal No. 96-0496                                              
                                     Application  08/131,3321                                            
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                                               ON BRIEF                                                  
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            Before KRASS, SMITH, JERRY and BARRETT, Administrative Patent                                
            Judges.                                                                                      
            KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                          

                                         DECISION ON APPEAL                                              

                  This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of                               
            claims 6, 10, 17 and 18 and 5, 9, 11, 12 and 16, the latter five                             
            having been amended by appellants in an amendment and reply                                  
            brief, filed October 5, 1995 (Paper No. 15), which amendment and                             
            reply brief have been entered by the examiner.  Also, in that                                
            amendment, claims 1 through 4, 7, 8, 13 through 15 and 19 have                               



                                                                                                        
            1   Application for patent filed October 4, 1993.                                            





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