The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte TOSHIO NORITA, TAKASHI KONDO, EIRO FUJII, and FUMIYA YAGI
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Appeal No. 2003-1611
Application No. 09/243,794
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HEARD: Jan. 6, 2004
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Before BARRETT, BARRY, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges.
BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
A patent examiner rejected claims 22-24. The appellants appeal therefrom
under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a). We reverse.
BACKGROUND
The invention at issue on appeal relates to three-dimensional ("3-D")
measurements. 3-D measurements of human bodies around the entire circumference
thereof have been made in fields such as medicine and apparel for many years. (Spec.
at 1.) According to the appellants, however, conventional mechanisms for making 3-D
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