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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte STORRS T. HOEN
NAOTO KAWAMURA
and
JONAH A. HARLEY
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Appeal No. 2004-0111
Application No. 09/930,098
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ON BRIEF
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Before GARRIS, WARREN, and MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges.
MOORE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final
rejection of claims 19, 26, 27, 29-31 and 34.
REPRESENTATIVE CLAIM
The appellants have indicated (Brief, page 3) that, for the
purposes of this appeal, claims 26-27, 29-31, and 34 stand
together, and claim 19 stands alone. Consistent with this
indication, we shall focus our analysis on claims 19 and 26, which
are reproduced (with any preceding claims from which they depend)
as follows.
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