Ex Parte YAMAKAWA 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                     publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 30         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                       Ex parte TOMOYA YAMAKAWA, MASAHIRO KAWAI,                      
                             YUTAKA OHASHI, YUICHI SAKAI,                             
                        AKIRA YAMASHITA, and KAZUHIKO TSUTSUMI                        
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                                 Appeal No. 2002-2082                                 
                              Application No. 09/289,393                              
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                                HEARD: AUGUST 21, 2003                                
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          Before RUGGIERO, BARRY, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.             
          LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the            
          examiner's final rejection of claims 5-7, 9 and 10, which are all           
          of the claims pending in this application.                                  


                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               Appellants' invention relates to a thermo-sensitive flow               
          rate sensor.  An understanding of the invention can be derived              








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