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today was not written for publication and is not
binding precedent of the Board.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
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte HIROYUKI YAMASHITA, SHU YAMAGUCHI,
TERUO KUBOTA, KATSUHIKO KASAI,
SHIGERU TAMURA, and MASAKI TSUMADORI
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Appeal No. 2001-1865
Application No.09/068,476
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HEARD: MAY 21, 2002
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Before GARRIS, PAWLIKOWSKI and NAGUMO, Administrative Patent
Judges.
PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of
claims 1, and 3 through 49. We note that the examiner has
indicated that claims 4 and 40 contain allowable subject matter.
(answer, pages 6-7). Hence, claims 1, 3, 5-39, and 41-49 remain
on appeal.
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