Ex Parte KUNIHARA et al - Page 6

                  Appeal No. 1998-2969                                                                                                                    
                  Application No. 08/317,818                                                                                                              


                           To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1, 3-5, and 7 under                                                
                  35 U.S.C. § 102/3 is reversed, and the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1and 3                                                 
                  under obviousness-type double patenting is reversed.                                                                                    
                                                                    REVERSED                                                                              




                                             JERRY SMITH                                           )                                                      
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                                             MICHAEL R. FLEMING                                    )     APPEALS                                          
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                                             JOSEPH L. DIXON                                       )                                                      
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