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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 29 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte YOSHIHITO NAKANO __________ Appeal No. 1997-1332 Application 08/217,079 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before THOMAS, MARTIN, and FRAHM, Administrative Patent Judges. THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Appellant has appealed to the Board from the examiner's final rejection of claims 26 through 46, which constitute all the claims pending in the application. Representative claim 26 is reproduced below: 26. An electric noise absorber for surrounding a cord of an electronic device comprising: two bodies of a magnetic substance, each said body having a hemi-cylindrical groove for receiving the cord; two case members for covering the cord when interlocked, each case member having two opposed end walls and containing one said body; and 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007