Ex parte SWIRBEL 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                   publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 11              


                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                            Ex parte THOMAS J. SWIRBEL,                               
                                 JOHN K. ARLEDGE,                                     
                                        and                                           
                                   JOAQUIN BARRETO                                    
                                    _____________                                     
                                Appeal No. 2000-0314                                  
                            Application No. 08/944,192                                
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                   _______________                                    
          Before HAIRSTON, BARRETT, and LEVY, Administrative Patent                   
          Judges.                                                                     
          HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims                   
          1 through 16.                                                               
               The disclosed invention relates to a multi-layered                     
          printed circuit board that has a central core substrate                     
          sandwiched between a photoimaged dielectric layer and a non-                






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