Ex parte MINATO - 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                 (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 36                                 

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                      Ex parte TADAHARU MINATO                                                                          
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                                                          Appeal No. 1997-1757                                                                          
                                                       Application 08/450,1451                                                                          
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                                                          HEARD: Jan. 13, 2000                                                                          
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                 Before KRASS, BARRETT, and BARRY, Administrative Patent                                                                                
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                    

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           

                          1Application for patent filed May 26, 1995.  According to                                                                     
                 appellant, this application is a continuation of Application                                                                           
                 08/095,523, filed July 26, 1993, now abandoned; which is a                                                                             
                 continuation-in-part of Application 07/912,173, filed July 13,                                                                         
                 1992, now abandoned; which is a continuation-in-part of                                                                                
                 Application 07/233,823, filed August 10, 1988, now U.S. Patent                                                                         
                 No. 5,144,402.                                                                                                                         
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