The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 KAZUHIRO ASADA
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Appeal No. 2006-2169
Application No. 09/899,919
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ON BRIEF
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Before KRASS, RUGGIERO, BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.
BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.
A patent examiner rejected claims 1-4. The appellant appeals therefrom under
35 U.S.C. § 134(a). We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
The invention at issue on appeal is a connector for joining an fiber optical cord to
a photoelectric device or for joining together fiber optical cords. (Spec. at 1.) More
specifically, the appellant's optical connector 1 features a bore 11c for receiving a fiber
optical cord 90. A mounting hole 13 in the housing receives a stopper, i.e., a clip, 40
into the bore perpendicularly to the insertion direction of the cord. The clip features
plate-like parts 41, with a slit 42 and a blade portion 43 with an angle of 90° at each
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