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(2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ROBERT E. MULLEN, JR.
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Appeal No. 1997-2987
Application No. 08/190,389
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, KRASS and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.
KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 30, all of the claims
pending in the application.
The invention is directed to a protocol converter for interfacing various on-line process
equipment with a host computer in a semiconductor manufacturing environment. Independent claim 1,
which is representative of the claimed subject matter, is reproduced as follows:
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