Ex parte TAKAHASHI 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                                                                               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. 41                            
                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                  Ex parte KEN TAKAHASHI et al                                                                          
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                                                           Appeal No. 96-1530                                                                           
                                                    Application No. 07/767,4881                                                                         
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                                                       HEARD: January 13, 1999                                                                          
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                 Before METZ, JOHN D. SMITH and PAK, Administrative Patent                                                                              
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 PAK, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                      


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          Takahashi et al. (appellants) appeal from the examiner’s                                                                      
                 refusal to allow claims 8 through 14, 16 and 17, which are all                                                                         
                 of the claims pending in the application.  Claims 8 through                                                                            
                 12, 16 and 17 were amended subsequent to the final rejection.                                                                          

                          1Application for patent filed September 30, 1991.                                                                             
                 According to appellants, the application is a division of                                                                              
                 07/211,041, filed June 24, 1988, now U.S. Patent 5,093,314.                                                                            





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