Ex Parte SUMIDA 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                         is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                   _______________                                    
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                   _______________                                    
                     Ex parte  MAMORU SUMIDA, NORIHISA FUKUTOMI,                      
                          MASAYUKI AOTA and KEITA HOSOYAMA                            
                                   _______________                                    
                                Appeal No. 2002-0607                                  
                             Application No. 09/258,138                               
                                   _______________                                    
                                HEARD: April 01, 2003                                 
                                   _______________                                    
          Before COHEN, STAAB, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                
          STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   

               This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final              
          rejection of claims 1-6, all the claims currently pending in the            
          application.                                                                





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