Ex Parte Schneider 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                         for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 EIJI FUKASAWA, MIZUHO SHIRAKURA,                                       
                                  OSAMU JINZA and MAKOTO LINO                                             
                                             ____________                                                 
                                           Appeal 2006-2439                                               
                                         Application 09/986,446                                           
                                        Technology Center 1700                                            
                                             ____________                                                 
                                      Decided: November 30, 2006                                          
                                             ____________                                                 

               Before GARRIS, WARREN, and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative                                
               Patent Judges.                                                                             
               JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                             

                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                
               This appeal involves claims 12, 14-18, and 21-24, the only claims pending in               
               this application.  We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134.1                            
                     We AFFIRM                                                                            


                                                                                                         
               1 An Oral Hearing took place on October 17, 2006.                                          




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