Ex parte HAYAMA 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                   publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 28              


                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                              Ex parte HITOSHI HAYAMA                                 
                                        and                                           
                                  HAYAMA WATANABE                                     
                                   _____________                                      
                                Appeal No. 1999-0163                                  
                             Application No. 08/745,698                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before KRASS, RUGGIERO, and DIXON, Administrative Patent                    
          Judges.                                                                     
          RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on the appeal from the final rejection              
          of claims 4 and 6-8, which are the only claims remaining in                 
          the application.  Claims 1-3 and 5 have been canceled.  An                  
          amendment after final rejection filed December 4, 1997, was                 
          approved for entry by the Examiner.                                         






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