Ex parte HASHIMOTO - 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                 publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                            
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                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                    Ex parte SHUICHI HASHIMOTO                                                                          
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                                                           Appeal No. 96-3420                                                                           
                                                       Application 08/164,7831                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before THOMAS, CARMICHAEL, and LALL, Administrative Patent                                                                             
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 CARMICHAEL, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                               

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal from the final rejection of Claims 1-6,                                                                     
                 8-15, and 17-21, which constitute all the claims remaining in                                                                          
                 the application.                                                                                                                       
                          Claim 1 reads as follows:                                                                                                     



                          1    Application for patent filed December 10, 1993.  According to appellant, the                                             
                 application is a continuation of Application 07/766,384, filed September 27, 1991, now                                                 
                 abandoned.                                                                                                                             
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