The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for
publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 35
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte KIM C. HARDEE
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Appeal No. 1998-1815
Application No. 08/684,328
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ON BRIEF
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Before KRASS, BARRETT, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.
BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134
from the rejection of claims 13-46. We reverse.
BACKGROUND
The invention at issue in this appeal is a method for
using a sense amplifier in an integrated circuit (IC) memory.
An IC memory includes many memory cells, which are arranged in
rows and columns. A column is a collection of memory cells
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