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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 TOMOO HIROTA, YOSUKE MIYAZAKI
and MASAAKI TSUTSUBUCHI
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Appeal No. 2006-1014
Application No. 10/255,081
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ON BRIEF
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Before GARRIS, PAK and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges.
GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal, which involves claims 1-4
and 7-9.1
We AFFIRM.
The invention relates to an impact energy-absorbing
component in the passenger compartment of an automobile.
(Specification, page 1, lines 5-6).
1 The Examiner objected to claims 5-6 as being allowable except for their
dependence upon a rejected base claim.
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