Ex parte MATSUYAMA - Page 1




                  The opinion in support of the decision being entered today          
                   (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and           
                         (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                   

                                                            Paper No. 29              

                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                             Ex parte MAKOTO MATSUYAMA                                
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                                Appeal No. 1999-0081                                  
                               Application 08/506,645                                 
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                                 HEARD: May 9, 2001                                   
                                   _______________                                    

          Before THOMAS, RUGGIERO, and BARRY, Administrative Patent                   
          Judges.                                                                     
          THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   

               Appellant has appealed to the Board from the examiner’s                
          final rejection of claims 1 through 5 and 8 through 17, which               
          constitute all the claims remaining in the application.                     
               Representative claim 1 is reproduced below:                            


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