Ex Parte WATANABE 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            written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    _____________                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                    _____________                                     
                             Ex parte HITOSHI WATANABE,                               
                        TETSUYA HASHIMOTO and YOSHIKAZU HARA                          
                                   _____________                                      
                                Appeal No. 2001-1209                                  
                             Application No. 09/106,281                               
                                   ______________                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                   _______________                                    

          Before HAIRSTON, FLEMING and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent                
          Judges.                                                                     
          RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   


               This is a decision on the appeal from the final rejection of           
          claims 2-9, which are all of the claims pending in the present              
          application.  Claim 1 has been canceled.  An amendment filed July           
          24, 2000 after final rejection was denied entry by the Examiner.            












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