Ex parte CHEN 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                 not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20                                 

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
                                                                _____________                                                                           
                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
                                                                _____________                                                                           
                                                         Ex parte YE-MON CHEN,                                                                          
                                                         JAMES W. NIELSON, JR.                                                                          
                                                          and DAVID J. BROSTEN                                                                          
                                                                _____________                                                                           
                                                           Appeal No. 98-1640                                                                           
                                                       Application 08/535,8501                                                                          
                                                               ______________                                                                           
                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
                                                              _______________                                                                           

                 Before COHEN, MEISTER and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                          
                 COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                    

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           

                          This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1,                                                                       
                 11 through 17, and 19. Claims 2 through 9 stand allowed. These                                                                         
                 claims constitute all of the claims remaining in the                                                                                   


                          1Application for patent filed September 28, 1995.                                                                             
                                                                           1                                                                            





Page:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  Next 

Last modified: November 3, 2007