Ex parte IOKA et al. - Page 1




                    THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                      
               This opinion (1) was not written for publication and                   
               (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                             
                                                               Paper No. 15           
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    ____________                                      
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                    ____________                                      
                               Ex parte MIKIHIRO IOKA                                 
                                 and MASATO KUROKAWA                                  
                                    ____________                                      
                                 Appeal No. 96-1328                                   
                             Application No. 07/904,9121                              
                                    ____________                                      
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                    ____________                                      
          Before CALVERT, KRASS, and TORCZON, Administrative Patent                   
          Judges.                                                                     
          TORCZON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final                 
          rejection of claims 1-11, all of the pending claims.  We                    
          reverse.                                                                    




               1    Attorney docket no. JA991-523.  The application was               
          filed 26 June 1992.  Appellants claim the benefit of Japanese               
          patent application 3-242329, filed 29 August 1991, but have                 
          not provided a certified priority document.                                 





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