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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               written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20           
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                              Ex parte TSUTOMU IGARASI                                
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                                Appeal No. 2001-2649                                  
                             Application No. 09/358,926                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before HAIRSTON, FLEMING, and GROSS, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       




                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 1, 3 and 4, all of the claims pending in the present                 
          application.  Claim 2 has been canceled.                                    
                                      Invention                                       

               The invention relates to a no-crimp electrical connector for           
          connecting stranded wires to an end terminal including a                    
          conductive end terminal having an integral bullet-shaped wire               
          splaying end and an end terminal end.  See page 1 of Appellant's            






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