Ex Parte Asao et al - Page 1




            The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written          
                   for publication and isnot binding precedent of the Board.           
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                     
                                     ____________                                   

                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                        
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                 
                                     ____________                                   
                 Ex parte YOSHIHITO ASAO, HIROFUMI WATANABE,                        
                           KYOJI MATSUMURA and TUNEJI GODA                          
                                     ____________                                   
                                 Appeal No. 2006-2220                               
                              Application No. 09/813,348                            
                                     ____________                                   
                                       ON BRIEF                                     
                                     ____________                                   
         Before KRASS, JERRY SMITH, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent               
         Judges.                                                                    
         SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       

                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                
              This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a) from            
         the Examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-10, which are all of the        
         claims pending in this application.                                        
              We reverse.                                                           









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