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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              publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                              
                                                                                    Paper No. 35                       

                              UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                
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                                   BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                  
                                               AND INTERFERENCES                                                       
                                                   _____________                                                       
                                               Ex parte TOHRU KIRA                                                     
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                                                 Appeal No. 96-1707                                                    
                                               Application 08/221,9991                                                 
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                                                HEARD: April 7, 1999                                                   
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              Before THOMAS, DIXON, and FRAHM,  Administrative Patent Judges.                                          

              DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                      

                                              DECISION ON APPEAL                                                       

                     This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 7-14 and               
              29-36, which are all of the claims pending in this application.                                          





                     Application for patent filed April 4, 1994.  According to appellant, this application is a continuation1                                                                                                
              of application 07/871,540, filed April 21, 1992, now abandoned.                                          
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