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and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 HIROYOSHI YAMAGUCHI and HAJIME SHONO
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Appeal No. 2004-1441
Application No. 09/526,405
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ON BRIEF
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Before STAAB, MCQUADE and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.
Per Curiam.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi et al. appeal from the final rejection
of claims 1 through 6, 8 through 10 and 13 through 15. Claims 7,
11 and 12, the only other claims pending in the application,
stand allowed.1
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to an anti-submarine vehicle seat
device “which can . . . prevent a vehicle occupant from slipping
forward under the seat belt in case of an impact situation such
1
1 Claims 3, 7, 11 and 12 have been amended subsequent to
final rejection.
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