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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte TOSHITAKA HONDA and YUTAKA TANAKA
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Appeal No. 2001-2349
Application No. 09/237,895
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HEARD: January 21, 2003
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Before HAIRSTON, GROSS, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent
Judges.
GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 24 through 26. Claims 1 through 18 and 27
through 31 have been allowed. Claims 19 through 23 have been
canceled.
Appellants' invention relates to a spark plug with either a
metallic surface layer or a nickel oxide layer instead of a
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