Ex Parte Tomioka - 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                                 today is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                               
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                              BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                
                                          AND INTERFERENCES                                                     
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                                       Ex parte KATSUMI TOMIOKA                                                 
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                                              Appeal 2007-2374                                                  
                                           Application 10/038,545                                               
                                           Technology Center 2600                                               
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                                          Decided: October 10, 2007                                             
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                Before KENNETH W. HAIRSTON, HOWARD B. BLANKENSHIP, and                                          
                ROBERT E. NAPPI, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                  
                HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                          


                                          DECISION ON APPEAL                                                    
                       Appellant appeals under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from a final rejection of                        
                claims 1 to 12.  We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).                                   
                       We will sustain the rejection.                                                           
                                        STATEMENT OF THE CASE                                                   
                       Appellant has invented a system and method of measuring the                              
                transmission line distance between each of a plurality of subscriber units and                  




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