Ex parte HAMADA 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                                                                               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. 15                            
                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                          Ex parte EMIKO HAMADA, YUJI ARAI, YOSIKAZU TAKAGISI and                                                                       
                                                            TAKASHI ISHIGURO                                                                            
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                                                          Appeal No. 1996-1876                                                                          
                                                    Application No. 08/344,6631                                                                         
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                                                       HEARD: December 7, 1999                                                                          
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                 Before KIMLIN, JOHN D. SMITH and KRATZ, Administrative Patent                                                                          
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 JOHN D. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                            


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                                                                        
                 final rejection of claims 1-22.                                                                                                        



                          1Application for patent filed November 22, 1994.                                                                              
                 According to the appellants, the application is a continuation                                                                         
                 of Application No. 08/007,738, filed January 22, 1993, which                                                                           
                 is a division of Application No. 07/515,421, filed April 27,                                                                           
                 1990, now Patent No. 5,213,955.                                                                                                        





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