Ex Parte Rhodes et al - Page 1







                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                            
                                              ____________                                                  
                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                             
                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                  
                                              ____________                                                  
                                     Ex parte HOWARD E. RHODES                                              
                                                   And                                                      
                                        STEVEN D. CUMMINGS                                                  
                                              ____________                                                  
                                            Appeal 2007-2285                                                
                                          Application 10/871,151                                            
                                         Technology Center 2800                                             
                                             ____________                                                   
                                        Decided: October 29, 2007                                           
                                              ____________                                                  
               Before EDWARD C. KIMLIN, BRADLEY R. GARRIS, and TERRY J.                                     
               OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                         
               KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                         

                                         DECISION ON APPEAL                                                 
                      This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-40.  Claim 1 is                
               illustrative:                                                                                
                      1.  An interconnect structure, comprising:                                            
                      a conductive reactive layer disposed on a substrate;                                  





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