Ex parte SHIMADA 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                 (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 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 KEIICHIRO SHIMADA,                                                                          
                                                            KATSUMI MATSUNO,                                                                            
                                                              and SUNAO FURUI                                                                           
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                                                          Appeal No. 1997-3911                                                                          
                                             Application Serial No. 08/368,7581                                                                         
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before THOMAS, MARTIN, and BARRETT, Administrative Patent                                                                              
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 MARTIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                   




                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                                                                              
                 examiner's final rejection of claims 14-20, 22, and 23, all of                                                                         





                          1Application for patent filed January 4, 1995, as a                                                                           
                 continuation of Serial No. 07/882,268, filed May 13, 1992.                                                                             





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