Ex parte SAITO 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              publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 32           
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    ____________                                      
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                    ____________                                      
                               Ex parte YASUSHI SAITO,                                
                        MASAKI KITAHARA, MITSUAKI SAKASHITA,                          
                         KYOMI TOYODA, and TOSHIE SHIBAZAKI                           
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                                 Appeal No. 94-40091                                  
                             Application No. 07/953,7162                              
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                                 HEARD:  9 June 1999                                  
                                    ____________                                      
          Before WINTERS, GRON, and TORCZON, Administrative Patent                    
          Judges.                                                                     
          TORCZON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               Appellants seek review under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                  
          final rejection of claims 5-7 and 11-24, all of the pending                 
          claims.  We affirm.                                                         
                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. (Nissan) and Kowa                     
          Company, Ltd. are the assignees of record for the application               
          on appeal (Reel 6328, frame 0835).  Nissan is also the                      



               1    Attorney docket no. 49-177-OX.                                    
               2    Application filed 30 September 1992.                              





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