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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 40 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte ROBERT J. GOVE, KEITH BALMER, NICHOLAS K. SIMMONS and KARL M. GUTTAG ____________ Appeal No. 97-2473 Application No. 08/264,5821 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges. BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims 1-3, 23, 24, and 44-67. 1The application, entitled “Reduced Area of Crossbar and Method of Operations,” was filed June 22, 1994. The application is a continuation of Application Serial No. 07/437,852, which was filed November 17, 1989 and is now abandoned.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007