Ex Parte BUPP 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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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. 32              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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           Ex parte JAMES R. BUPP, DONALD S. FARQUHAR and LISA J. JIMAREZ             
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                                Appeal No. 2001-1305                                  
                               Application 08/872,782                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before THOMAS, KRASS, and FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judges.            
          FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   


               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 1 through 12 and 17.  Claims 13 through 16 have been                 
          withdrawn from consideration.                                               
               The invention relates to fabrication of an improved module             
          which serves as an interconnecting platform between an integrated           
          circuit chip and a card.  See page 1 of Appellants’                         
          specification.  Figure 1 is a cross section of an embodiment of             

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