Ex parte MERA et al. - Page 2




          Appeal No. 1996-3052                                                        
          Application 08/064,639                                                      



          FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       





                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
                    This is a decision on appeal from the final rejec-                
          tion of claims 1, 3 and 4, all of the claims pending in the                 
          present application.  Claim 2 has been cancelled and claims 5               
          through 9, which were withdrawn from consideration, have also               
          been cancelled.                                                             
                    The invention relates to a cathode-ray tube.  Appel-              
          lants disclose on page 2 of the specification that figures 16A              
          and 16B show the prior art in which two electrode plates E1                 
          and E  are welded together.  Appellants disclose that this                  
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          arrange- ment increases manufacturing costs.  Appellants                    
          disclose on page 5 of the specification that figures 1A and 1B              
          show the present invention in which the electrode is made from              
          a single piece.  On page 6 of the specification, Appellants                 
          disclose that the electrode plate E made from a one piece                   
          structure has two portions.  Appellants disclose the steps                  


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