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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MORITO AKIYAMA, TADAHIKO WATANABE, and KAZUHIRO NONAKA
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Appeal No. 1998-0378
Application No. 08/705,063
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HEARD: October 11, 2000
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Before THOMAS, KRASS, 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 8 through 14, which are all of the claims
pending in this application.
Appellants' invention relates to a two-layer composite
structure including a functional layer of a voltage generating
material and a structural layer for detecting cracks in the
structural layer. Claim 8 is illustrative of the claimed
invention, and it reads as follows:
8. A two-layer structure comprising:
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