Ex Parte Sato 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                  The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding                   
                                           precedent of the Board.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 TAKAYA SATO, HIROSHI YOSHIDA,                                           
                                        and ZENZO HASHIMOTO                                                   
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                                             Appeal 2007-2659                                                 
                                           Application 09/940,541                                             
                                          Technology Center 1700                                              
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                                        Decided: September 18, 2007                                           
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                Before CHUNG K. PAK, THOMAS A. WALTZ, and                                                     
                LINDA M. GAUDETTE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                              
                WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                           

                                         DECISION ON APPEAL                                                   
                      This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                          
                Primary Examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 through 8, which are the only                  
                claims pending in this application.  We have jurisdiction pursuant to                         
                35 U.S.C. § 6(b).                                                                             






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