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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          publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15              
                      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 IIZUKA                                 
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                                  Appeal No. 97-3467                                   
                               Application 08/279,7481                                 
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                                       ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON 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 1-4 and 6-12.  Claim                
          5 has been canceled.  No claim has been allowed.                             
                         References relied on by the Examiner                          
          Takemoto et al. (Takemoto)    4,975,717                 Dec. 04,             
          1990                                                                         
          Morimoto            5,194,981                           Mar. 16,             
          1993                                                                         


               1Application for patent filed July 22, 1994.  The appellant has claimed foreign
          priority to Japanese application 5-199484, filed August 11, 1993.            
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