Ex parte FUKUYAMA 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                    for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 32         

                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                     ____________                                     
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                     ____________                                     
                         Ex parte YUTAKA FUKUYAMA, SHINJI ITO,                        
                                and ATSUSHI TAKAMATSU                                 
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 1999-0008                                 
                              Application No. 08/625,834                              
                                     ____________                                     
                                       ON BRIEF                                       
                                     ____________                                     
          Before KRASS, JERRY SMITH, and LALL, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          LALL, 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 13 and 16-18.  Claims 1-12             
          and 14-15 have been cancelled.                                              
               The disclosed invention relates to a recording and/or                  
          reproducing apparatus for an optical or magneto-optical                     
          recording medium housed within a disc cartridge.  The apparatus             





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