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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                    publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 31              


                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
                                      __________                                       
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                      __________                                       
                   Ex parte ATSUHITO NODA AND SHIGEYUKI HOSHIKAWA                      
                                      __________                                       
                                 Appeal No. 2002-0620                                  
                             Application No. 08/921,9431                               
                                     ____________                                      
                                       ON BRIEF                                        
                                     ____________                                      
          Before HAIRSTON, GROSS and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges.             
          SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         

                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the Examiner’s final                  
          rejection of claims 22-27.  Claims 1, 2, 5, 6 and 9 have been                
          cancelled and claims 3, 4, 7, 8 and 10-21 have been allowed by               
          the Examiner.                                                                
               We reverse.                                                             




               1  Application for patent filed August 27, 1997, which claims the       
          foreign filing priority benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119 of Japanese Applications
          No. 271793/1996, filed September 20, 1996.                                   





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