Ex parte TANAKA 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          for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 31           
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    ____________                                      
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                    ____________                                      
             Ex parte YOICHIRO TANAKA, NORIO NAKAMURA, KAZUNORI MORIYA,               
                          YUJI KUBOTA AND TAKASHI HIKOSAKA                            
                                    ____________                                      
                                Appeal No. 1997-2848                                  
                             Application No. 08/444,106                               
                                    ____________                                      
                                HEARD: April 5, 2000                                  
                                    ____________                                      
          Before KRASS, RUGGIERO, and DIXON, Administrative Patent                    
          Judges.                                                                     
          RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      





                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 1, 2, 14, and 19 through 33, all of the claims pending               
          in the application.  Claims 3 through 13 and 15 through 18                  
          have been canceled.                                                         






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