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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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                                                                               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.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                Paper No. 21                            
                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                          Ex parte AKIRA INOUE                                                                          
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                                                          Appeal No. 1997-0016                                                                          
                                                    Application No. 08/162,3331                                                                         
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                                                       HEARD: October 20, 1999                                                                          
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                 Before THOMAS, RUGGIERO and HECKER, Administrative Patent                                                                              
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                 


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of                                                                      
                 claims 11, 13-16, and 18-22, all of the claims pending in the                                                                          
                 present application.  Claims 1-10, 12, 17, and 23-25 have been                                                                         
                 canceled.  An amendment after final rejection was filed                                                                                
                 October 26, 1995 and was entered by the Examiner.                                                                                      


                          1Application for patent filed December 7, 1993.                                                                               





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