Ex parte GAINEY 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          (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 31              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                              Ex parte TREVOR C. GAINEY                               
                                  and NIKO MIAOULIS                                   
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                                Appeal No. 1997-3155                                  
                               Application 08/424,828                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and GROSS, Administrative Patent                   
          Judges.                                                                     
          HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1                 
          through 12 and 18 through 28.                                               
               The disclosed invention relates to a composite lead frame              
          in a semiconductor device assembly.  The lead frame has a                   
          plurality of lead fingers that extend in the direction of a                 





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