Appeal No. 97-3669 Application 08/391,745 decompose and separate. Aoyama at 6-7. Aoyama even uses the word “photodecomposing” to describe the process. Aoyama at 9, lines 9-13. Aoyama causes the material to “decompose” to the same extent recited in the claims. Thus, I would affirm. ) JAMES T. CARMICHAEL )BOARD OF PATENT Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) INTERFERENCESPage: Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007