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            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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                     ____________                                     
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                     ____________                                     
                      Ex parte PAUL A. HOSIER, SCOTT L. TEWINKLE                      
                                 and JAGDISH C. TANDON                                
                                 Appeal No. 2003-0089                                 
                              Application No. 08/976,474                              
                                     ____________                                     
                                  HEARD: MAY 13, 2003                                 
                                     ____________                                     
          Before FLEMING, DIXON and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges.             
          SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal from the Examiner’s final                 
          rejection of claims 1-6, which are all of the claims pending in             
          this application.                                                           
               We reverse.                                                            
                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               Appellants’ invention relates to an image sensor device                
          having an array of photodiodes, each producing a certain amount             
          of charge in response to light impinging thereon.  During the               
          read out cycle, the generated charges may accumulate in a diode             
          and result in “blooming,” which is the spread of excess charges             






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