UEMURA et al.v.PRYOR

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

Jun 24, 1998

07875282 (B.P.A.I. Jun. 24, 1998)

Patent No. 5,010,634, issued April 39, 1991, based on1
Application Serial No. 07/282,189, filed December 9, 1988.
Assigned to: Nissan Motor Company, Japan. Accorded benefit of
Japanese Application 62-313,024, filed December 10, 1987.
Application 07/875,282, filed April 29, 1992. Assigned2
to: Sensor Adaptive Machines Incorporated, Canada. Accorded
benefit of the following U.S. Applications: 07/478,078, filed
February 9, 1990 (now Patent 5,148,591, issued September 22,
1992); 07/110,541, filed October 20, 1987 (abandoned); 06/865,637,
filed May 14, 1986 (abandoned); 06/660,280, filed October 12, 1984
(abandoned); 06/651,325, filed September 17, 1984 (now Patent
4,769,700, issued September 6, 1988); 06/592,443, filed March 22,
1984 (now Patent 4,602,163, issued July 22, 1986) 06/453,910,
filed December 28, 1982 (abandoned); 06/348,803, filed February
16, 1982 (abandoned); 06/323,395, filed November 20, 1981 (now
Patent 4,482,960, issued November 13, 1984); and 06/262,492, filed
May 17, 1981 (now Patent 4,453,085, issued June 5, 1984).
THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION
The opinion in support of the decision being entered today
(1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2)
is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 60
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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SATOSHI UEMURA, SUSUMU KAWADA,
YOSHITADA SEKINE, and TATSUO MIYAUCHI,
Junior Party,1
v.
TIMOTHY R. PRYOR,
Senior Party.2
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Interference No. 103,408
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Patent Interference No. 103,408
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JUDGMENT
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METZ, PATE, and MARTIN, Administrative Patent Judges.
MARTIN, Administrative Patent Judge
Uemura et al. have filed a written concession of
priority as to the subject matter of counts 1 and 2.
Accordingly, judgment is hereby entered against Uemura et
al.'s claims that correspond to those count, i.e., patent
claims 1-4, which means Uemura et al. are not entitled to a
patent including those claims. Judgment is awarded in favor
of Pryor's claims that correspond to the counts, i.e.,
application claims 26-33, which means he is entitled to a
patent including those claims.
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ANDREW H. METZ )
Administrative Patent Judge)
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APPEALS
WILLIAM F. PATE, III ) AND
Administrative Patent Judge) INTERFERENCES
Interference No. 103,408
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JOHN C. MARTIN )
Administrative Patent Judge)
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For the party Uemura et al:
John J. Feldhaus, Esq.
FOLEY & LARDNER
Suite 500
3000 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007-5109
For the party Pryor:
LARSON & TAYLOR
727 23rd Street South
Arlington, VA 22202