The opinion in support of the decision being entered
today was not written for publication and
is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MANABU SHIMOMURA and HIROTO ITOI
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Appeal No. 2005-0805
Application No. 10/234,097
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, PAK and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-5.
Claim 1 is illustrative:
1. A mass spectrometer for analyzing a sample gas,
comprising:
means for producing an ion of the sample gas
through collision of the gas with an electron beam,
said producing means having an electrode made of
stainless steel baked at a temperature in a range
of 200oC to 700oC in an air atmosphere, said electrode
made of stainless steel being reconditioned by baking
at a temperature in a range of 200oC to 700oC, and
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