Ex Parte TSUBUKO 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                             is not binding precedent of the Board                  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. 25                  
                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                     __________                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                         
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                     __________                                     
                               Ex parte KAZUO TSUBUKO                               
                                 and TUYOSHI ASAMI                                  
                                     ___________                                    
                                Appeal No. 2001-1568                                
                             Application No. 09/099,078                             
                                     ___________                                    
                                HEARD: JULY 11, 2002                                
                                     __________                                     
         Before OWENS, LIEBERMAN and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent             
         Judges.                                                                    
         PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge.                                  

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                 
              This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of           
         claims 1-10.  Claims 1–10 are all of the claims pending in this            
         application.                                                               
              The subject matter on appeal is represented by claim 1, set           
         forth below:                                                               
              1.  An image forming process, comprising:                             
              (a) contacting a latent image-bearing surface of a                    
         supporting member with a toner-containing liquid developer to              
         develop said latent image with said liquid developer and to form           
         a toner image covered with a layer of said liquid developer;               





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