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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte HIDEHIRO INOUE
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Appeal No. 1997-3857
Application No. 08/220,286
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ON BRIEF
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Before KRASS, BARRETT, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.
GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1 through 8, which are all of the claims
pending in this application.
Appellant's invention relates to a thermistor with a gap
portion between the peripheral edge of the ohmic electrodes
and the peripheral edge of the thermistor body, an insulating
coating where the peripheral edge of the ohmic electrodes
contacts the thermistor body at the gap portion but not at the
peripheral edge of the thermistor body. Claim 1 is
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