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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           for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                      ____________                                     
                           BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                      ____________                                     
                               Ex parte KATSUMI KITANAKA                               
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                                  Appeal No. 1998-0046                                 
                              Application No. 08/357,3201                              
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                                HEARD:  NOVEMBER 1, 1999                               
                                      ____________                                     
          Before COHEN, NASE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.                  
          BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge.                                           



                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                  
          rejection of claims 1 through 6, 9 and 10, which are all of                  
          the claims pending in this application.2                                     
               We REVERSE and enter new grounds of rejection pursuant to               
          37 CFR § 1.196(b).                                                           


               Application for patent filed December 16, 1994.1                                                                      
               Claims 7 and 8 were canceled in Paper No. 10.2                                                                      





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