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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 9
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOHN R. ANDREWS
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Appeal No. 1998-2463
Application No. 08/598,854
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, FLEMING, and LEVY, Administrative Patent
Judges.
LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-11, which are all
of the claims pending in this application.
BACKGROUND
The appellant’s invention relates to facet tracking using
wavelength variations and a dispersive element. An
understanding
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