Ex parte YOSHIKAWA et al. - Page 1




          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          not written for publication in a law journal and is not                     
          binding precedent of the Board.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. 26              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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            Ex parte KENJI YOSHIKAWA, KATSUHISA TANAKA and KOUICHI KOJIMA             
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                                Appeal No. 1998-2869                                  
                               Application 08/453,496                                 
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                               HEARD: February 6, 2001                                
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          Before HAIRSTON, FLEMING, and BARRY, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 1, 12 and 16 through 20.  Claims 2 through 11, 13 and                
          15 have been allowed by the Examiner.  Claim 14 stands                      
          objected to as being dependent upon a rejected base claim, but              

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