Ex Parte YAMAUCHI 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               was not written for publication and is not binding precedent           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. 15              
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                Ex parte YASUHIRO YAMAUCHI, KAN OGATA, NAOKI SHINDO,                  
              NOBUHIRO HOKAO, YOSHIHIKO TSUCHIYAMA, MASAKAZU TATEISHI,                
                               and TADATSUGU FUKUZUMI                                 
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 2002-1102                                  
                             Application No. 09/329,591                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before KIMLIN, GARRIS, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent               
          Judges.                                                                     
          GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on an appeal from the refusal of the                
          examiner to allow claims 10, 13-17 and 20.  These are all of the            
          claims remaining in the application.  On page 2 of the brief, the           



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