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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          (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                  

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                   _______________                                    
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                   _______________                                    
                              Ex parte MITSUAKI MINATO,                               
                                  AKIRA UEHARA and                                    
                                 ATSUSHI MATSUSHITA                                   
                                   ______________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 96-0377                                   
                              Application 07/979,2541                                 
                                   _______________                                    
                              HEARD: AUGUST 3, 1999                                   
                                   _______________                                    
          Before KRASS, FLEMING, and HECKER, Administrative Patent                    
          Judges.                                                                     
          HECKER, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        
                                                                                     
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
                    This is a decision on appeal from the final rejec-                
          tion of claims 1, 2, 5 through 10 and 13 through 20.  Claims 4              


               Application for patent filed November 20, 1992.1                                                                     

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