Ex parte SATO - 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                   a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15            
                             UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                        
                                                 ____________                                                 
                                 BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                           
                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                 
                                                 ____________                                                 
                                            Ex parte MASAO SATO                                               
                                                 ____________                                                 
                                              Appeal No. 97-0169                                              
                                          Application No. 08/194,3691                                         
                                                 ____________                                                 
                                                   ON BRIEF                                                   
                                                 ____________                                                 
            Before THOMAS, SMITH, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges.                                    
            DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                               




                                            DECISION ON APPEAL                                                
                   This is a decision on appeal from the Examiner's final rejection of claims 1 to 5,         
            which are all of the claims pending in this application.                                          


                   We REVERSE.                                                                                



                   Application for patent filed February 9, 1994.1                                                                                         





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