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              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                        not binding precedent of the Board                          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. 28                  
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                    
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                        
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                 
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                               Ex parte NOBUMITSU AIBARA                            
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                                  Appeal No. 2001-0821                              
                             Application 08/962,567                                 
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                             ON BRIEF                                               
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         Before HAIRSTON, KRASS, and JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent             
         Judges.                                                                    
         JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                  
                                                                                   
                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                
              This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from           
         the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-11 and 14-25, which                   
         constitute all the claims remaining in the application.                    
         The disclosed invention pertains to a shadow-mask type                     
         color cathode ray tube.  More particularly, the invention relates          
         to the manner in which slots are arranged on the shadow mask               
         which is fixed apart from the face panel of the cathode ray tube.          
              Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows:                      

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