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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                 written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19                  

                         UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                   
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                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                      
                                       AND INTERFERENCES                                             
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                                    Ex parte SABURO YOKOTA                                           
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                                      Appeal No. 1998-2169                                           
                                    Application 08/610,069                                           
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                                     HEARD: March 22, 2001                                           
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           Before KIMLIN, PAK and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges.                               
           KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                      


                                       DECISION ON APPEAL                                            


                 This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-19                           
           , all the claims in the present application.  Claim 1 is                                  
           illustrative:                                                                             
                 1.  An organic photoconductor comprising a                                          
                 cylindrical electrically conductive support and,                                    
                 formed thereon in this order, a charge-generating                                   
                 layer and a charge- transporting layer, the external                                
                 surface of said cylindrical electrically conductive                                 
                 support having an index of surface area as defined                                  
                 by the following                                                                    






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