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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 29
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte YASUSHI SHIRAHASE, KENJI ISSHIKI and
YOSHIFUMI WATAZU
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Appeal No. 1997-0838
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Application 08/235,238
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HEARD: September 14, 2000
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Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, SCHEINER and ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judges.
SCHEINER, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims 1, 4
through 6, 10, 11, 13, 15 and 16, all the claims remaining in the application.
1Application for patent filed May 2, 1994. According to appellants, this application
is a continuation of Application Serial No. 07/646,999, filed January 29, 1991, now
abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of Application Serial No. 07/375,951, filed July
6, 1989, now abandoned.
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