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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of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. 14
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte YOSHIYUKI NAKANO
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Appeal No. 2001-2371
Application 09/318,259
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ON BRIEF
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Before MCQUADE, NASE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Yoshiyuki Nakano appeals from the final rejection of
claims 7 through 10, all of the claims pending in the
application.
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to “an inflator for inflating an
airbag which is installed in a vehicle including an automobile
and, more particularly, to an inflator which generates gases
in multiple stages” (specification, page 1). Representative
claim 7 reads as follows:
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