Ex parte HIRAOKA 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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of                 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. 21                
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                     __________                                       
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                            Ex parte NORIYOSHI HIRAOKA,                               
                        MASANORI TAKAHASHI and HIROSHI OISHI                          
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 1999-2444                                  
                               Application 08/842,088                                 
                                     ___________                                      
                               HEARD: January 11, 2001                                
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          Before STAAB, MCQUADE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.              
          MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               Noriyoshi Hiraoka et al. appeal from the final                         
          rejection of claims 16, 17 and 20.  Claims 1 through 15                     
          stand allowed.  Claims 18 and 19, the only other claims                     
          pending in the application, stand objected to as depending                  
          from a rejected base claim.                                                 





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