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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          for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 56           
                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
                                    ____________                                      
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                    ____________                                      
            Ex parte SHIGEO MORIMOTO, TAKASHI ADACHI, TOHRU MATSUNAGA,                
                MASATO KASHIMURA, YOSHIAKI WATANABE and KAORU SOTA                    
                                    ____________                                      
                                Appeal No. 1996-1080                                  
                             Application No. 07/869,111                               
                                    ____________                                      
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                    ____________                                      
          Before KIMLIN, JOHN D. SMITH, and WALTZ, Administrative Patent              
          Judges.                                                                     
          WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         


          DECISION ON APPEAL                                                          
               This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                       
          examiner’s refusal to allow claims 1 through 3 as amended                   
          subsequent to the final rejection (see the amendment dated                  
          Aug. 12, 1994, Paper No. 48, entered as per the Advisory                    
          Action dated Sep. 2, 1994, Paper No. 49).  Claims 1 through 3               
          are the only claims pending in this application.                            






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