Ex Parte Nakamura 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                     publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.           

                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                       Ex parte KAZUO NAKAMURA, KENJI HORIUCHI,                       
                        SATOSHI YAMASHITA and KAZUHIRO KATAOKA                        
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                                 Appeal No. 2005,1458                                 
                              Application No. 09/732,799                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before WARREN, KRATZ and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges.            
          KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's refusal to            
          allow claims 17-19 and 21, which are all of the claims pending in           
          this application.                                                           
                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               Appellants' invention relates to a boron doped diamond                 
          product and a method of manufacturing same.  An understanding of            
          the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claims             
          17 and 18, which are reproduced below.                                      





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