Ex Parte Mishina 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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JYOJI MISHINA, YASUSHI MASUDA,                       
                                and RYOSUKE NAKANISHI                                 
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 2003-2172                                 
                              Application No. 09/644,793                              
                                     ____________                                     
                                       ON BRIEF                                       
                                     ____________                                     
          Before COHEN, FRANKFORT, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.            
          COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  

               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1                 
          through 16, all of the claims in the application.                           

               Appellants’ invention pertains to an airbag.  A basic                  
          understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of             
          exemplary claims 1 and 14, respective copies of which appear at             
          the end of the main brief (Paper No. 13).                                   






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