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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex Parte RYO MIYAKE, AKIRA KOIDE,
TAKEO TAKAGI, TAKAO TERAYAMA,
YASUSHI NOMURA and HIROSHI MITSUMAKI
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Appeal No. 2002-0230
Application 09/136,070
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HEARD: January 16, 2003
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Before GARRIS, OWENS and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
Decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134
Applicants appeal the decision of the Primary Examiner’s refusal to allow
claims 1, 7, 15 to 20.1, 2 We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134.
1 The claims on appeal are presented as amended in the after final response filed November 2,
2000. The Examiner has entered the amendment to the claims in the record. (Paper no. 7).
2 According to Appellants, Brief, page 2, pending claims 2 to 6, 8 to 14 and 21 to 25 have been
withdrawn from consideration by the Examiner as being directed to a non elected invention.
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