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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                 publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                            
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                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
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                                                     Ex parte JUNICHI NAKAMURA                                                                          
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                                                          Appeal No. 1997-0837                                                                          
                                                       Application 08/121,1161                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before URYNOWICZ, THOMAS and GROSS, Administrative Patent                                                                              
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 URYNOWICZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                

                 Decision on Appeal                                                                                                                     
                 This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 4-11 and                                                                             
                 15-20, all the claims pending in the application.                                                                                      
                 The invention pertains to a smoothed output image sensor.                                                                              
                 Claim 4 is illustrative and reads as follows:                                                                                          
                 A smoothed output image sensor, comprising:                                                                                            
                 (a) a plurality of neuron MOSFETs, each neuron MOSFET having                                                                           
                 at least a primary input gate, two or more secondary input gates                                                                       


                          1    Application for patent filed September 13, 1993.                                                                         
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