Ex Parte KANEDA 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          and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26                   

                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
                                    ____________                                      
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                    ____________                                      
                     Ex parte HIROSHI KANEDA, KENJI HASHIZUME,                        
                   HISAO KATOH, MASATOSHI OKAMURA and HARUO SHIBA                     
                                    ____________                                      
                                Appeal No. 1996-1456                                  
                             Application No. 08/059,840                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before FRANKFORT, McQUADE and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.           
          McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               Hiroshi Kaneda et al. appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 1 through 4 and 7 through 26, all of the claims pending in           
          the application.1  We reverse and remand.                                   
                                   THE INVENTION                                      
               The invention relates to a recording medium cartridge                  
          comprising a pair of casing members formed of crystalline resin,            
          with a filler added to the resin to improve its welding                     
          properties.  Representative claims 1 and 15 read as follows:                


               1 Claims 21 through 26 have been amended subsequent to final           
          rejection.                                                                  





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