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               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               today was not written for publication and is not                       
               binding precedent of the Board.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. 22                   
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                  ________________                                    
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                              Ex parte MITSURU YAMAMOTO                               
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                                Appeal No. 2001-0713                                  
                               Application 09/016,304                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                  ________________                                    
          Before JERRY SMITH, BARRETT and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent             
          Judges.                                                                     
          JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                   

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
          This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134                      
          from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-12, which                   
          constituted all the claims in the application.  An amendment                
          after final rejection was filed on April 24, 2000 and was entered           
          by the examiner.  This amendment cancelled claims 9-12.                     


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