Ex parte SOORIAKUMAR et al. - Page 1




                                             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                 publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17                                      
                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                       Ex parte KATHIRGAMASUNDARAM SOORIAKUMAR,                                                                         
                                          ALLEN H. MEITZLER, SHAUN L. MCCARTHY                                                                          
                                                       and RUSSELL J. HAEBERLE                                                                          
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                                                           Appeal No. 98-1230                                                                           
                                                       Application 08/316,7531                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before HAIRSTON, BARRETT and FLEMING, Administrative Patent                                                                            
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                 

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1                                                                        
                 through 4, 8 and 9.  In an Amendment After Final (paper number                                                                         
                 6), claim 1 was amended.                                                                                                               
                          The disclosed invention relates to a hermetically sealed                                                                      
                 microelectronic device.                                                                                                                


                          1    Application for patent filed October 3, 1994.                                                                            
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