Ex parte DILLARD 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               journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                        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. 16              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                  ________________                                    
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                  ________________                                    
                    Ex parte ROBERT D. DILLARD, SANJI HAGISHITA                       
                                 and MITSUAKI OHTANI                                  
                                  ________________                                    
                                 Appeal No. 1997-2184                                 
                               Application 08/278,4411                                
                                  ________________                                    
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                  ________________                                    

          Before METZ, WARREN and SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent Judges.              
          METZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the examiner's refusal to allow                 
          claims 1, 3 through 7, 10, 11, 14 and 17 through 19. Claims 2,              
          8, 9, 12 13, 15 and 16 are claims directed to the previously                


            Application for patent filed July 21, 1994.1                                                                      
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