Ex parte TSAY 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                                                                               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. 24                            
                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                                    Ex parte CHING-YUH TSAY and HUGH P. MC ADAMS                                                                        
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                                                          Appeal No. 1997-0258                                                                          
                                                    Application No. 08/251,0521                                                                         
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                                                      HEARD:  November 2, 1999                                                                          
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                 Before HAIRSTON, RUGGIERO, and HECKER, Administrative Patent                                                                           
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                 


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of                                                                      
                 claims 1-12.   Amendments after final rejection filed August                                                                           
                 7, 1995, March 29, 1996, and July 12, 1996 were entered by the                                                                         
                 Examiner.  As a result of these amendments, claims 5 and 11                                                                            
                 have been canceled and the rejection of claim 6 has been                                                                               

                          1Application for patent filed May 31, 1994.                                                                                   





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