Ex parte IWAMURA 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                     publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 30         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                     ____________                                     
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                     ____________                                     
                     Ex parte KAZUAKI IWAMURA, YASUYUKI KIKUCHI,                      
                          KAZUO WATANABE, MASAKAZU MATSUO,                            
                                    and YOSHIZO ITO                                   
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 1997-3145                                 
                              Application No. 08/058,199                              
                                     ____________                                     
                               Heard: September 11, 2001                              
                                     ____________                                     
          Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH, and LEVY, Administrative Patent               
          Judges.                                                                     
          LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from                
          the examiner’s final rejection of claims 5-12, 14-20, and 22-               
          36, which are all of the claims pending in this application.                
          Claims 1-4 have been canceled.                                              


                                     BACKGROUND                                       








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