Ex parte SAITO 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               and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                  ________________                                    
                               Ex parte HIROKAZU SAITO                                
                                         and                                          
                                    SUGIHIKO TADA                                     
                                  ________________                                    
                                Appeal No. 1999-0554                                  
                             Application No. 08/657,903                               
                                  ________________                                    
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before KIMLIN, WALTZ and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent                    
          Judges.                                                                     
          KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        



                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 6, 7              
          and 9.  Claim 8, the other claim remaining in the present                   
          application, has been allowed by the examiner (see page 1 of                
          Answer).  Claim 6 is illustrative:                                          

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