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               The opinion in support of the decision being entered                   
               today was not written for publication in a law journal                 
               and is not binding precedent of the Board.                             
                                                               Paper No. 23           

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                                                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                                                                     
                                Ex parte AKIRA KAMADA                                 
                                         and                                          
                                   MASAHIKO KOSAI                                     
                                                                                     
                                Appeal No. 2000-0307                                  
                             Application No. 08/859,430                               
                                                                                     
                              HEARD:  February 19, 2002                               
                                                                                     
          Before KIMLIN, WALTZ and POTEATE, Administrative Patent Judges.             
          KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-4,              
          all the claims remaining in the present application.  Claim 1 is            
          illustrative:                                                               
               1.  A negative electrode plate for a lead storage battery              
          comprising:                                                                 
                                                                                     
                  a negative electrode active material; and                           
                  graphite powder having a mean particle size not larger              
          than 30 µm.                                                                 
                                         -1–                                          



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