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              The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication                 
                                          and is not precedent of the Board.                                             

                                                                                     Paper No. 18                        

                              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 IKEBE and TAKATERU SATOH                                                
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                                                Appeal No. 1998-0998                                                     
                                                Application 08/426,069                                                   
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                                                      ON BRIEF                                                           
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              Before KRASS, FLEMING, and LALL, Administrative Patent Judges,                                             
              FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                      
                                               DECISION ON APPEAL                                                        

                     This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 and 3 through 7.                  
              Claim 2 has been canceled.                                                                                 
                     The invention relates to a cartridge or recording medium in a computer system.  In                  
              particular, the invention specifically relates to a shutter or opening and closing the head                
              access slot of a cartridge for a recording medium.                                                         



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