Ex Parte OBARA et al - Page 1



                          The opinion in support of the decision being entered today                               
                                     is not binding precedent of the Board.                                        

                         UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                 
                                                 ____________                                                      
                               BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                  
                                           AND INTERFERENCES                                                       
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                       Ex parte MITSURU OBARA, KENICHI SAWADA, ATSUSHI                                             
                                  ISHIKAWA, and KAZUHIRO ISHIGURO                                                  
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                                               Appeal 2007-1509                                                    
                                             Application 09/427,114                                                
                                            Technology Center 2100                                                 
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                                             Decided: July 31, 2007                                                
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                Before JOSEPH F. RUGGIERO, ROBERT E. NAPPI, and JOHN A.                                            
                JEFFERY, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                             
                RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                             

                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                      
                                         STATEMENT OF THE CASE                                                     
                       Appellants appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the Final Rejection of                         
                claims 1-9, 11-19, and 21-26.  Claims 10 and 20 have been canceled.  We                            
                have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).                                                          
                       We affirm.                                                                                  




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