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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ROBERT RASMUSSEN and JIANPING P. YANG
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Appeal No. 2006-0780
Application No. 10/331,716
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ON BRIEF
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Before TIMM, JEFFREY T. SMITH and FRANKLIN, Administrative Patent
Judges.
JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Appellants’ appeal the Examiner’s final rejection of
claims 1 to 15 and 48-49, all of the pending claims in the
application. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134.
Appellants’ invention relates to a method of applying
phosphor particles to a substrate. The process includes
applying the phosphor particles to a substrate and submerging
the substrate into a binder and subsequently removing the
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