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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                 publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                            
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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 KIMIKO GOTOH                                                                          
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                                                           Appeal No. 96-3440                                                                           
                                                       Application 08/261,6131                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before JERRY SMITH, CARMICHAEL, and RUGGIERO, Administrative                                                                           
                 Patent Judges.                                                                                                                         
                 CARMICHAEL, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                               

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal from the final rejection of Claims 2                                                                        
                 and 7-9.  Claim 1 was canceled.  The Examiner’s Answer                                                                                 
                 indicates that the other remaining claims, Claims 3-6 and 10,                                                                          
                 are directed to allowable subject matter.                                                                                              
                          Claim 7 reads as follows:                                                                                                     
                          A low-voltage output driving circuit comprising:                                                                              


                          1    Application for patent filed June 17, 1994.                                                                              
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