The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 21
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
____________
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
____________
Ex parte MIKIO KITA and KAORU URATA
____________
Appeal No. 1998-2591
Application No. 08/636,304
____________
HEARD: JANUARY 16, 2001
____________
Before BARRETT, RUGGIERO, and BARRY, Administrative Patent
Judges.
BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
the rejection of claims 1-21. We reverse.
BACKGROUND
The invention at issue in this appeal relates to helical
scanning magnetic recording/playback devices. A conventional
U-tape loading mechanism features a magnetic tape wound on a
supply reel and a take-up reel in a tape cassette. When the
Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007