Ex parte AKIBA et al. - Page 1




              The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of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. 20              
                                 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                    
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                                       BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                     
                                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                                          
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                                 Ex parte MASARU AKIBA and TOMOYOSHI TSURUFUZI                                                
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                                                    Appeal No. 1998-2204                                                      
                                                  Application No. 08/470,432                                                  
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                                                HEARD:  September 12, 2000                                                    
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              Before CALVERT, FRANKFORT, and JENNIFER D. 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 16-18, 26 and                
              27.  Claims 19-25 and 28, the only other claims remaining in this application, have been                        
              indicated allowable by the examiner.                                                                            








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