Ex parte MISHIO 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                                                                               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. 37                            
                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                    Ex parte KOUICHI MISHIO, SATOSHI TAKAHASHI and SHIGERU KOMATSU                                                                      
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                                                           Appeal No. 96-3997                                                                           
                                                    Application No. 08/173,9531                                                                         
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent                                                                            
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                 


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of                                                                      
                 claims 5, 6, 8, and 9, all of the claims pending in the                                                                                
                 present application.  Claims 1-4 and 7 have been canceled.                                                                             



                          1Application for patent filed December 28, 1993.                                                                              
                 According to the appellants, the application is a continuation                                                                         
                 of Application No. 07/720,831, filed September 16, 1991, now                                                                           
                 abandoned.                                                                                                                             





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