Ex parte NAKAI 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          publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26                
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                              Ex parte HIROAKI NAKAI,                                 
                        SHINICHI KOBAYASHI, MOTOHARU ISHII,                           
                          ATSUSHI OHBA, TOMOSHI FUTATSUYA                             
                                 and AKIRA HOSOGANE                                   
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                                Appeal No. 1997-1641                                  
                               Application 08/352,1431                                
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before URYNOWICZ, FLEMING and FRAHM, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          URYNOWICZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                     

          Decision on Appeal                                                          
          This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 1, 2, 5-7,                
          9, 12 and 13.                                                               
          The invention pertains to a voltage regulator.  Claim 1, the                
          only independent claim, is illustrative and reads as follows:               



               Application for patent filed December 1, 1994.1                                                                     
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