Ex Parte HANEDA 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          was not written for publication and is not binding precedent                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. 36              


                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                     __________                                       
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                     __________                                       
                              Ex parte NORIHISA HANEDA                                
                                         and                                          
                                     ATSUSHI ITO                                      
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 2003-1866                                  
                               Application 08/839,361                                 
                                     __________                                       
                               HEARD: February 3, 2004                                
                                     __________                                       

          Before HAIRSTON, RUGGIERO, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent           
          Judges.                                                                     
          RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      



                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on the appeal from the final rejection of           
          claims 9-27, 32-37 and 40-43, which are all of the claims pending           
          in the present application.  Claims 1-8, 28-31, 38, and 39 have             


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