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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                     publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                                 Ex parte RYOICHI IMAI                                
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                                 Appeal No. 1998-2475                                 
                              Application No. 08/505,020                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, 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 10 and 12-16, which1                                             
          are all of the claims pending in this application.                          


                                     BACKGROUND                                       


               1An amendment (Paper No. 8, filed September 8, 1997) filed subsequent  
          to the final rejection has been entered (Paper No. 9, filed September 16,   
          1997).                                                                      





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