Ex parte TSUTAMORI et al. - Page 1




               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               written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                        
                                    _____________                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                            Ex parte YASUHIRO TSUTAMORI                               
                                        and                                           
                                   TAKASHI KANEKO                                     
                                    _____________                                     
                                Appeal No. 1998-2990                                  
                             Application No. 08/433,642                               
                                   ______________                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                   _______________                                    

          Before HAIRSTON, LALL, and GROSS, Administrative Patent                     
          Judges.                                                                     
          HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1                 
          through 31.                                                                 
               The disclosed invention relates to an image analyzing                  
          method and apparatus for analyzing an image contained in a                  
          region of interest defined by a pattern.                                    








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