Ex parte KIKUCHI - 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                                                                               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. 20                            
                                       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 KIKUCHI                                                                          
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                                                           Appeal No. 96-4193                                                                           
                                                    Application No. 08/267,0491                                                                         
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                                                           HEARD: June 8, 1999                                                                          
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                 Before JOHN D. SMITH, WALTZ and SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent                                                                         
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                    


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal from the examiner’s refusal to allow                                                                        
                 claims 1 through 4 as amended after the final rejection (see                                                                           
                 the amendment dated Sept. 7, 1995, Paper No. 8, entered as per                                                                         
                 the Advisory Action dated Sept. 29, 1995, Paper No. 9).                                                                                



                          1Application for patent filed June 28, 1994.                                                                                  





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