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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES Ex parte HOWARD C. NICHOLLS, MICHAEL J. NORRINGTON, and MICHAEL K. THOMPSON Appeal No. 96-1848 Application 08/161,6041 HEARD: April 5, 1999 Before BARRETT, FLEMING, and HECKER, Administrative Patent Judges. BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judge. Application for patent filed December 6, 1993,1 entitled (as amended in Paper No. 3) "Semiconductor Device With A Tungsten Contact," which is a division of Application 07/502,526, filed March 30, 1990, now abandoned, which is a continuation of Application 07/739,381, filed August 1, 1991, now abandoned. - 1 -Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007