Ex parte SUGIURA - 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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23           
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                               Ex parte TSUNEO SUGIURA                                
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                                Appeal No. 1999-0893                                  
                             Application No. 08/683,236                               
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                                 HEARD:  May 9, 2001                                  
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          Before THOMAS, RUGGIERO, and BARRY, Administrative Patent                   
          Judges.                                                                     
          RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      





                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on the appeal from the final rejection              
          of claim 1, which is the only claim remaining in the                        
          application.  Claims 2 and 3 have been canceled.                            
               The claimed invention relates to a hybrid-type stepping                
          motor including a bearing mounted on a fixed shaft.  First and              
          second inner and outer stator yokes having a plurality of                   





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