Ex parte ATHERTON - Page 3




          Appeal No. 97-2860                                                          
          Application 08/472,836                                                      

               a base plate having a surface;                                         
               at least one pixel on said surface of the base plate,                  
          said pixel including a region of a conductive material having               
          a plurality of sides;                                                       
               a conductive select line of substantially uniform width                
          extending over and across said region adjacent one side                     
          thereof so as to overlap said region;                                       
               at least one conductive extension from the select line                 
          over and across another side of the region;                                 
               a layer of a dielectric material between the region and                
          the select line and its extension;                                          
               said select line and extensions forming with the region a              
          capacitor which is electrically connected to said region; and               
               a data line of a conductive material extending along a                 
          side of the region and electrically connected to the region.                

                                       Opinion                                        
               We affirm.                                                             
               Our opinion is based solely on the arguments made by the               
          appellant in the appeal and reply briefs.  Arguments which                  
          could have been raised but which were not are not before us,                
          are not at issue, and are considered waived.                                
               The appellant correctly points out (Br. at 6) that each                
          of claims 1 and 13 recite that the select line is of                        
          substantially uniform width and extends over and across the                 
          pixel region of conductive material adjacent one side thereof               
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