The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 KIYOHIKO USHIYAMA and ISAO USHIKOSHI
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Appeal No. 1998-1078
Application No. 08/442,532
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HEARD: October 12, 2000
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Before HAIRSTON, BARRY, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.
BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
the rejection of claims 1-4. We reverse.
BACKGROUND
The invention at issue in this appeal relates to
brushless motors. A brushless motor comprises a stator and a
rotor. The stator includes a frequency generating (FG)
pattern and drive coils wound on a stator core. The rotor
includes a rotor magnet having magnetized poles that oppose
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