Ex parte NAKAMURA et al. - Page 2




                 Appeal No. 1999-0778                                                                                                                   
                 Application No. 08/710,685                                                                                                             


                          The appellants claim a refined magnesium or magnesium                                                                         
                 alloy ingot or billet which has a recited composition and has                                                                          
                 no substantial porosity.   Claim 18 is illustrative:1                                                                                           


























                          1The appellants’ specification (page 9, lines 14-16;                                                                          
                 page 9, line 24 - page 10, line 2) indicates that “no                                                                                  
                 substantial porosity” means that the ingot or billet has less                                                                          
                 than 5 pores per 40 cm  which are larger than 0.5 mm in2                                                                                              
                 diameter, and has at most 100 pores per 40 cm  which are                         2                                                     
                 smaller than 0.5 mm in diameter.                                                                                                       
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