Ex parte USUI 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               publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 39                        
                                  UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                           
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                                        BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                            
                                                     AND INTERFERENCES                                                                
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                                       Ex parte HIROMI USUI, YUTAKA MASUDA                                                            
                                                    and NOBUYOSHI HANDA                                                               
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                                                   Appeal No. 1996-3995                                                               
                                                Application 08/283,7211                                                               
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                                                HEARD: February 2, 2000                                                               
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               Before KIMLIN, WALTZ and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                          
               WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                    

               DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                                     
                       This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                                                               
               examiner’s final rejection of claims 1, 3, 4 and 7 through 9,                                                          
               which are the only claims remaining in this application.                                                               
                       According to appellants, the invention is directed to a                                                        
               method for manufacturing a fabric for ink jet printing which                                                           
               comprises applying an aqueous dispersion or emulsion having                                                            

                       1Application for patent filed August 1, 1994.                                                                  
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