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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                  for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 29             

                  UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                         
                                    __________                                      

                      BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                            
                                AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                              Ex parte YOSHIO KANAMORI                              
                                     ___________                                    
                                Appeal No. 2002-0146                                
                             Application No. 09/110,128                             
                                     __________                                     
                                       HEARD:                                       
                                  January 22, 2003                                  
                                     __________                                     
         Before JERRY SMITH, RUGGIERO, and BARRY, Administrative Patent             
         Judges.                                                                    
         JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                  

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                 
         This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134                     
         from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-7, which                   
         constituted all the claims in the application.  An amendment               
         after final rejection was filed on March 30, 2001 and was entered          
         by the examiner.  This amendment added claims 8 and 9.                     
         Therefore, this appeal is directed to the rejection of claims 1-           
         9.                                                                         
         The disclosed invention pertains to a master making                        
         device, including a thermal head including a plurality of heating          





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