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                                      BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS 0                                                     
                                                 AND INTERFERENCES OCT 1 6 2002                                                
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                                       JOSEPH E. LOUIS and ALAN W. JOHNSON                                                     
                                                        Junior Party                                                           
                                                   (Patent No. 5,542,494)'                                                     
                                                             V.                                                                
                                                     HIDEAKI OKADA                                                             
                                                        Senior Party                                                           
                                                 (Application 08/818,964)1                                                     

                                               Patent Interference No. 104,312                                                 

                                    MEMORANDUM OPINION AND JUDGMENT                                                            


                         Based on application 08/354,525, filed December 13, 1994. The real party in interest                  
              is Sauer-Danfoss, Inc. ("Sauer"). Accorded the benefit of application 07/706,279, filed May 28,                  
              1991; application 07/482,656, filed February 21, 1990; and application 07/319,164, filed March                   
              3,1989.                                                                                                          
                     2 Filed March 14, 1997. The real party in interest is Kanzaki Kokyukoki Mfg. Co.,                         
              Ltd. ("Kanzaki"). Accorded the benefit of application 08/447,545, filed May 24, 1995;                            
              application 08/193,577, filed February 7, 1994; application 08/100,352, filed June 21, 1993;                     
              application 07/518,720, filed May 4, 1990; and application 07/304,58 1, filed February 1, 1989.                  
              Also accorded the benefit of Japanese applications 63-24193, filed February 3, 1988, 63-55828,                   
              filed March 9, 1988, 63-67005, filed March 18, 1988, and 63-79665, filed June 16, 1988.                          







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