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                          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                          written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 42                                    


                                    UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                              
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                                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                               
                                                       AND INTERFERENCES                                                                   
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                                        Ex Parte NAOKO KIHARA, FUMIHIKO YUASA,                                                             
                                          TOHRU USHIROGOUCHI, TSUKASA TADA,                                                                
                                               OSAMU SASAKI, TAKUYA NAITO                                                                  
                                                        and SATOSHI SAITO                                                                  
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                                                        Appeal No. 1998-2147                                                               
                                                        Application 08/247,356                                                             
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                                                       HEARD: January 25, 2001                                                             
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                 Before, PAK, WALTZ and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                    

                 JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                            


                                             Decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134                                                      

                          Applicants appeal the decision of the Primary Examiner finally rejecting claims                                  

                 28, 29, 36 and 37.  We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134.                                                           











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