Ex Parte YAMAGISHI 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                     publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 HISASHI YAMAGISHI,                              
                                   HIROSHI HIGUCHI,                                   
                            JUNI HAYASHI and AKIRA KAWATA                             
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 2002-0080                                 
                              Application No. 09/170,216                              
                                     ____________                                     
                                       ON BRIEF                                       
                                     ____________                                     
          Before PAK, KRATZ, and JEFFRY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent               
          Judges.                                                                     
          KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         

                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner’s refusal to            
          allow claims 1-6 as amended after final rejection.  No other                
          claims are pending in this application.                                     












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