Ex parte YANO 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                           Ex parte FUMIKO YANO, YASUSHI FUJII                                                                          
                                                            and HIROFUMI GOTO                                                                           
                                                             ________________                                                                           
                                                           Appeal No. 96-1106                                                                           
                                                       Application 07/998,7211                                                                          
                                                             ________________                                                                           
                                                        HEARD:  MARCH 10, 1999                                                                          
                                                             ________________                                                                           
                 Before McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, STAAB                                                                           
                 and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                             
                 McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                  


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          Fumiko Yano et al. appeal from the final rejection of                                                                         
                 claims 14, 17 through 20, 23 and 24, all of the claims pending                                                                         




                          1Application for patent filed December 30, 1992.                                                                              
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