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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           for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.
                                                                 Paper No. 38         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                      Ex parte SHINSUKE YURA and SHINJI HORIBATA                      
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                                  Appeal No. 97-2457                                  
                              Application No. 08/366,3761                             
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                                  HEARD: May 5, 1999                                  
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          Before BARRETT, DIXON, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.             
          BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal from a patent examiner's                  
          final rejection of claims 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16-18,                 
          and 20-22.  Claim 3 was canceled.  Claims 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 15,              
          19, and 23 were allowed.                                                    


               We reverse.                                                            

               Application for patent filed December 29, 1994, which is a continuation of1                                                                     
          Application 08/006,756, filed January 21, 1993, now abandoned.              





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