Ex parte TOMIOKA - 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                                                                               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. 38                            
                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                       Ex parte MAKOTO TOMIOKA                                                                          
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                                                           Appeal No. 96-1480                                                                           
                                                    Application No. 08/179,7791                                                                         
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH and KRASS, Administrative Patent                                                                          
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                 


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 6                                                                        
                 through 28.  In the parent application, the Board in a                                                                                 




                          1Application for patent filed January 10, 1994.                                                                               
                 According to the appellant, the application is a continuation                                                                          
                 of Application No. 07/770,713, filed October 3, 1991, now                                                                              
                 abandoned, which is a continuation of Application No.                                                                                  
                 07/362,402, filed July 5, 1989, now abandoned.                                                                                         





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