Ex Parte OTAKI 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                         not binding precedent of the Board                           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. 33                   
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                    _______________                                   
                           BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                         
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                    _______________                                   
                                 Ex parte TATSURO OTAKI                               
                                    and KUMIKO OTAKI                                  
                                     ______________                                   
                                   Appeal No. 2001-1956                               
                              Application 08/923,424                                  
                                    _______________                                   
                              ON BRIEF                                                
                                    _______________                                   
          Before KRASS, BARRETT and LALL, Administrative Patent Judges.               
          LALL, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          
                                                                                     
                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                 
               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the            
          examiner's final rejection of claims 1-8, 14-16, 20 and 27-32,              
          all the pending claims in the application.1                                 




               1  The rejection of claims 27-32 under 35 U.S.C. § 112,                
          first paragraph, for lack of enablement, has been withdrawn, see            
          examiner's answer at page 9.                                                
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