Ex parte NOZAWA et al. - Page 1






          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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of                 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. 34              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    _____________                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                    _____________                                     
                     Ex parte TOSHIHISA NOZAWA, KEIJI HORIOKA,                        
                                and ISAHIRO HASEGAWA                                  
                                    _____________                                     
                                Appeal No. 1997-3312                                  
                             Application No. 08/183,787                               
                                   ______________                                     
                               HEARD: January 16, 2001                                
                                   _______________                                    

          Before JOHN D. SMITH, KRATZ, and DELMENDO, Administrative                   
          Patent Judges.                                                              
          JOHN D. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                 

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                 
          final rejection of claims 2, 8, and 9.                                      
               Claim 9 is representative and is reproduced below:                     
               9.   A magnetron plasma process apparatus comprising:                  


                                          1                                           





Page:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  Next 

Last modified: November 3, 2007