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                      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                            for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 KOUJI HIRAYAMA and MICHIO NAKA                                  
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                                       Appeal No. 2006-1420                                          
                                     Application No. 09/933,000                                      
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                                       HEARD: June 6, 2006                                           
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             Before KIMLIN, JEFFREY T. SMITH, and FRANKLIN Administrative Patent                     
             Judges.                                                                                 
             JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          


                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                           
                  This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims         
             11 to 17, which are all of the pending claims.  We have jurisdiction under 35           
             U.S.C. ' 134.                                                                           












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