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          (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                     __________                                       
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                     __________                                       
                                Ex parte NOBUO USUI,                                  
                       JUNICHI SUZUKI, and HIROYUKI SHIROZUKA                         
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 1997-1054                                  
                               Application 08/108,543                                 
                                     __________                                       
                                HEARD: MARCH 8, 2000                                  
                                     __________                                       

          Before GARRIS, OWENS, and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.              
          GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection               
          of claims 15 through 20 which are all of the claims pending in              
          the application.                                                            



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