Ex Parte KOBAYASHI - 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                         is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 12              
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                             Ex parte KEVIN W. KOBAYASHI                              
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                                Appeal No. 2003-0522                                  
                             Application No. 09/324,237                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before THOMAS, BARRETT, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges.            
          THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               Appellant has appealed to the Board from the examiner’s                
          final rejection of claims 1, 2, 8 through 14 and 211 through 30.            
               Representative claim 1 is reproduced below:                            

               1 No rejection has been set forth for claim 20. Note appellant’s       
          brief, page 1.                                                              
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