Ex Parte Niwa 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               today was not written for publication and is not                       
               binding precedent of the Board.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                       
                                                                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                                                                     
                     Ex parte HIROSHI NIWA, HIDEFUMI YAMASHITA,                       
          TATSUSHI KOIKE and YOSHIAKI OHBAYASHI                                       
                                                                                     
                                Appeal No. 2005-2287                                  
                             Application No. 09/767,588                               
                                                                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                                                                     
          Before KRASS, BLANKENSHIP and MACDONALD, Administrative Patent              
          Judges.                                                                     
          KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         
                                 Decision On Appeal                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 1-3, 5, 6, 8-11, and 16-21.                                          
               The invention pertains to liquid crystal displays.  In                 
          particular, a sealing material seals the peripheral portion                 
          between two substrates and an end-sealing material seals an                 
          injection hole in the sealing material for receiving liquid                 
          crystal.                                                                    
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