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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ZVI YANIV, NALIN KUMAR and NATHAN POTTER
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Appeal No. 2000-1754
Application No. 08/748,893
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ON BRIEF
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Before GROSS, BARRY, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges.
GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1 and 3 through 23, which are all of the
claims pending in this application.
Appellants' invention relates to an apparatus and method for
testing a display panel. The apparatus includes a set of
compliant bumps mounted on an interface for electrically
connecting the interface with pads on the display panel. Claim 1
is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as
follows:
1. An apparatus adaptable for testing an electric device
comprising:
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