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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte Toshikazu Shiino, Takashi Aoyama,
Hirofumi Tsuchida and Isamu Hotta
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Appeal No. 2004-1013
Application No. 09/985,553
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ON BRIEF
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Before ABRAMS, STAAB, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.
STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final
rejection of claims 1-13, all the claims currently pending in the
application.
Appellants’ invention pertains to an apparatus (claims 1-12)
and method (claim 13) for purifying the exhaust gas of an internal
combustion engine. More particularly, and with reference to
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