The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not
written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 18
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte KOJI SATO, RIKIZO WATANABE,
TAKEHIRO OHNO, YOSHIKI MASUGATA,
MINORU TAKUMA, SHIGEAKI SATO and
YOSHIMI SENDA
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Appeal No. 1997-0377
Application 08/151,808
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HEARD: SEPTEMBER 14, 2000
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Before JOHN D. SMITH, PAK, and LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judges.
JOHN D. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims 20
through 31, all of the claims in this application.
Claim 20 is representative and is reproduced below:
20. An alloy wire of high strength and low thermal expansion, wherein:
the wire is made of an alloy which has a chemical composition of, by weight, 0.06% to
0.5% C, 65% or less Co, and less than 30% Ni in total amount of 25% to 65% of Co + Ni, and
the balance being Fe as a main component, other optional elements and unavoidable
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