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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 51
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte SHINKICHI KOBAYASHI and YOSHIO SAEKI
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Appeal No. 2000-2158
Application No. 08/741,226
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, RUGGIERO, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges.
THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Appellants have appealed to the Board from the examiner’s
final rejection of claims 13 through 16.
Representative claim 13 is reproduced below:
13. A disc cartridge for enclosing an optical disc
comprising:
a cartridge body having first and second halves and for
accommodating said optical disc in which said optical disc
has a diameter of approximately 64 mm;
said first half having a generally rectangular shape
and having a first opening for inserting a disc rotational
driving means and a second opening to allow passage of a
light beam to said optical disc, and wherein a recess is
formed along one side of said first half;
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