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and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 59
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
Ex parte FUMIO ABE
and
KEIJI NODA
Appeal No. 2001-0175
Application No. 08/857,585
HEARD: April 25, 2002
Before KIMLIN, PAK and POTEATE, Administrative Patent Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 3, 5,
6, 12 and 14, all the claims remaining in the present
application. Claim 3 is illustrative:
3. An adsorbent structure comprising:
a honeycomb structure having a periphery and two ends,
including a plurality of passages that are defined by partition
walls and extend in an axial direction between the ends; and
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