Ex parte SHIBANUMA 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 40                             


                                       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 SHIBANUMA, TAKASHI KANEMURA                                                                        
                                                           and SATOSHI KOYAMA                                                                           
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                                                          Appeal No. 1996-0684                                                                          
                                                    Application No. 08/116,5501                                                                         
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                                                     HEARD:  November 18, 1999                                                                          
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                 Before WINTERS, ROBINSON and LORIN, Administrative Patent                                                                              
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                  


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This appeal was taken from the examiner's decision                                                                            
                 rejecting claims 1 through 3, 5 through 8, and 10.  Claim 11,                                                                          

                          1Application for patent filed September 7, 1993.                                                                              
                 According to appellants, this application is a continuation of                                                                         
                 Application No. 07/886,823, filed May 22, 1992, now abandoned.                                                                         
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