THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 15 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte JAMES D. BEASOM ____________ Appeal No. 96-1584 Application No. 08/066,6971 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before URYNOWICZ, KRASS, and FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judges. URYNOWICZ, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 2-9, 11-18 and 20-24, all the claims pending in the application. The invention pertains to semiconductor devices and is directed to the biasing of support material surrounding a 1Application for patent filed May 24, 1993. According to the appellant, the Application is a continuation of 07/827,095, filed January 27, 1992, now abandoned.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007