Ex Parte YAMANAKA 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                    publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 40        
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                     
                                     ____________                                   
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                        
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                 
                                     ____________                                   
                      Ex parte TAKASHI YAMANAKA, TOYOAKI NANBA,                     
                           TOMOMI TANAKA, and MASAO MATSUI                          
                                     ____________                                   
                                 Appeal No. 2003-1883                               
                              Application No. 08/953,488                            
                                     ____________                                   
                               HEARD: February 5, 2004                              
                                     ____________                                   
         Before JERRY SMITH, GROSS, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.         
         LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                
              This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the           
         examiner's final rejection1 of claims 2, 18, 19, 21, 23-25, 27             
         and 28, which are all of the claims pending in this application.           








              1 The rejection of claims 23-25 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph
         has been withdrawn by the examiner (answer, page 2, and Paper No. 30, mailed
         July 10, 2002).                                                            





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