Ex parte OTA 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                                                                               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.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                Paper No. 16                            
                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                          Ex parte KIYOSHI OTA, KOUSUKE MISONO                                                                          
                                                           and TOSHIYUKI ISHII                                                                          
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                                                           Appeal No. 97-1198                                                                           
                                                    Application No. 08/245,9541                                                                         
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                 Before URYNOWICZ, HAIRSTON, and HECKER, Administrative Patent                                                                          
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                 


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1                                                                        
                 through 10.                                                                                                                            



                          1Application for patent filed May 18, 1994.  According to                                                                     
                 appellants, the application is a division of 07/950,941, filed                                                                         
                 September 24, 1992, now U.S. Patent No. 5,331,423, issued July                                                                         
                 19, 1994.                                                                                                                              





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