Appeal No. 96-4083 Application 08/268,039 FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejec- tion of claims 5, 15 through 20, 33 through 42 and 45 through 47. Claims 7, 8 and 29 have been allowed. Claims 1 through 4, 6, 9 through 14, 21 through 28, 30 through 32, 43 and 44 have been cancelled. Appellants' invention relates to an optical semi- conductor device capable of producing light with a stable wavelength. On page 12 of the specification, Appellants disclose that Figure 7 shows a principle and fundamental configuration of an optical device according to the first aspect of the present invention. On page 13 of the specifica- tion, Appellants disclose that Figure 7 shows a semiconductor laser diode 1 and an optical modulator 2. Figure 7 further shows a resistor means 5 which is connected in between the current source 4 and the input of semiconductor laser diode 1. 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007