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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte TATSURU SATO, KATSUHIKO SATO, MASAYOSHI SHIRAISHI
and HIROSHIGE IKENO
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Appeal No. 1997-3959
Application No. 08/183,693
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HEARD: April 10, 2001
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Before THOMAS, LALL and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent
Judges.
LALL, 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 45-99. However,1
Appellants have withdrawn from appeal the final rejection of
claims 45-51, 55-57, 61, 62, 64, 82, 88, 90-95 and 96 (brief
at page 1). The appeal as to these claims is therefore
1An amendment after the final rejection was filed as
Paper No. 11, and its entry was approved by the Examiner; see
Paper
No. 13.
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