Ex parte TSUTSUMI - 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                           journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                                                                                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. 35                            
                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                          
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                                              BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                          
                                                             AND INTERFERENCES                                                                            
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                                                     Ex parte KAZUHITO TSUTSUMI                                                                           
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                                                          Appeal No. 1996-1758                                                                            
                                                    Application No. 08/358,0501                                                                           
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                                                                     ON BRIEF                                                                             
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                  Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH and RUGGIERO, Administrative                                                                               
                  Patent Judges.                                                                                                                          
                  RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                  


                                                            DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                            
                           This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of                                                                       
                  claims 1, 3, 4, 10-14, 19, and 24-29.  Pending claims 6-9                                                                               
                  stand withdrawn from consideration as being directed to a                                                                               


                           1Application for patent filed December 16, 1994.                                                                               
                  According to the appellant, the application is a continuation                                                                           
                  of application 08/026,111, filed March 1, 1993, now abandoned,                                                                          
                  which is a continuation-in-part of application 07/774,103,                                                                              
                  filed October 11, 1991, now abandoned.                                                                                                  





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