Ex parte SHIMADA 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                     journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                                                                            

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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  TAKAYUKI SHIMADA,                                                                                           
                                                                      TOSHIHIRO YAMASHITA,                                                                                             
                                                                       and YUTAKA TAKAFUJI                                                                                             
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                                                                           Appeal No. 1997-0627                                                                                        
                                                                         Application 08/266,1591                                                                                       
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                                                                      HEARD: November 16, 1999                                                                                         
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                     Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH and FRAHM, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                             

                     HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                            



                                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                             

                                This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 3 through 6, 8 through 10 and 13 through                                                       


                                1Application for patent filed June 27, 1994.  According to appellants this application is a                                                            
                     continuation of Application 08/009,115, filed January 26, 1993, now abandoned.                                                                                    
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