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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte YOSHIYA TOMATSU
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Appeal No. 2001-1610
Application No. 09/028,449
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HEARD: October 09, 2002
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Before HAIRSTON, GROSS, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent
Judges.
GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 2 through 32, which are all of the claims
pending in this application.
Appellant's invention relates to an image forming apparatus,
or printer, with an improved feed mechanism. Claim 26 is
illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as follows:
26. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
a sensitive body on which a toner image is formed;
a transfer device, disposed opposite to the sensitive body,
that transfers the toner image to a sheet;
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