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                                   The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was written for                                
                                              publication and is binding precedent of the Board.                                             
                Paper No. 39                                                                                                                 
                                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                               
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                                           BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                
                                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                                   
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                                                        Ex parte TORU CHONAN                                                                 
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                                                          Appeal No. 2001-1827                                                               
                                                        Application No. 08/696,404                                                           
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                                                        Heard: November 7, 2002                                                              
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                Before HAIRSTON, DIXON, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                       
                DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                          


                                                         DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                  
                        This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 13-17                                     
                and 20, which are all of the claims pending in this application.                                                             


                        We AFFIRM.                                                                                                           














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