Ex parte BOERSTLER et al. - Page 1




                                  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                         journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 28                         
                                    UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                 
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                                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                  
                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                                     
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                          Ex parte DAVID E. BOERSTLER, EDWARD B. EICHELBERGER,                                                                
                                     GARY T. HENDRICKSON and CHARLES B. WINN                                                                  
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                                                        Appeal No. 95-4531                                                                    
                                                Application No. 07/939,8921                                                                   
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                                                                ON BRIEF                                                                      
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                Before HAIRSTON, KRASS, and BARRETT, Administrative Patent                                                                    
                Judges.                                                                                                                       
                HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                        


                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                    
                         This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1                                                               
                through 26.  In an Amendment  After Final (paper number 13),2                                                                              
                claims 5, 17, 21, 22, and 26 were amended.                                                                                    
                         The disclosed invention relates to a level shift circuit for                                                         
                a logic circuit that translates a first voltage level binary                                                                  

                         1Application for patent filed September 1, 1992.                                                                     
                         2As indicated in the Advisory Action (paper number 14), the                                                          
                amendment had the effect of overcoming the indefiniteness                                                                     
                rejection of claims 17 through 21.                                                                                            





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