Ex parte TOMITA 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           for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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                      
                                     ____________                                     
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                     ____________                                     
                         Ex parte YUKO TOMITA, SATO MASAYOSHI,                        
                             TAKASHI IIJIMA and HIDEO OHTA                            
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 1998-1020                                 
                              Application No. 08/381,4231                             
                                     ____________                                     
                                HEARD: November 1, 1999                               
                                     ____________                                     
          Before COHEN, NASE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.                 
          BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          



                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                 
          rejection of claims 2, 6, 21 and 24.  In an amendment after                 
          final rejection (Paper No. 26, filed August 1, 1996), which                 
          has been entered (advisory action, Paper No. 27), claims 4, 5               


               Application for patent filed January 31, 1995.  According to the1                                                                     
          appellants, the application is a division of Application No. 08/101,488, filed
          August 3, 1993, now abandoned.                                              





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