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and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte HIROHIDE MIWA and MASATO KINO
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Appeal No. 1997-1817
Application No. 08/139,6931
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ON BRIEF
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Before ROBINSON, SPIEGEL, and SCHEINER, Administrative Patent Judges.
SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1 through 16. Claims 17 through 48, the only other claims pending
in the application, have been withdrawn from further consideration under 37 CFR
§ 1.142(b) as not readable on the elected invention. Claims 1, 2 and 6 through 8 are
illustrative and read as follows:
1 Application for patent filed October 22, 1993.
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