Ex parte ATKINSON - 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                          not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not                                                                   
                          binding precedent of the Board.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. 31                            

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                      Ex parte LEE W. ATKINSON                                                                          
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                                                          Appeal No. 1996-0347                                                                          
                                                    Application No. 08/166,6091                                                                         
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before THOMAS, KRASS and HECKER, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                         
                 KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                    


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of                                                                      
                 claims 1 through 22, all of the claims pending.                                                                                        
                          The invention is directed to reducing computer system                                                                         
                 power consumption.  More particularly, the computer operating                                                                          

                          1Application for patent filed December 13, 1993.                                                                              
                 According to appellant, this application is a continuation of                                                                          
                 Application No. 07/809,301 filed December 17, 1991, now                                                                                
                 abandoned.                                                                                                                             





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