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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of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. 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 MARK A. MUELLER
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Appeal No. 1998-0039
Application No. 08/372,701
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HEARD: Jan. 9, 2001
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Before PAK, WALTZ, JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent
Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the
examiner’s final rejection of claims 29 through 43, which are
the only claims remaining in this application (Brief, page 2).
According to appellant, the invention is directed to a
method of preventing arcing during sputter deposition of a
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