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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                     publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.           
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                     ____________                                     
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                     ____________                                     
                              Ex parte TAYLOR R. EFLAND,                              
                                  MILTON L. BUSCHBOM                                  
                                 and SAMEER PENDHARKAR                                
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 2005-0888                                 
                              Application No. 10/039,663                              
                                     ____________                                     
                                HEARD: October 25, 2005                               
                                     ____________                                     
          Before OWENS, JEFFREY T. SMITH, and PAWLIKOWKSI, Administrative             
          Patent Judges.                                                              
          OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         

                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This appeal is from a rejection of claims 1-5, 7-9, 11, 13, 15         
          and 20-23.  Claims 6, 10, 12 and 24-28 have been canceled.  Claims          
          14 and 16-19 stand objected to but allowable if rewritten in                
          independent form.  Claims 29-34 have been allowed.                          
                                     THE INVENTION                                    
               The appellants claim an integrated circuit chip having power           
          distribution lines connected to active components thereunder by             
          metal-filled vias.  Claim 1 is illustrative:                                





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