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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte PIROUZ MAGHSOUDNIA ____________ Appeal No. 1996-3909 Application No. 08/115,440 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before GARRIS, LIEBERMAN, and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges. KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 4, 9 and 12-16, which are all of the claims pending in this application. BACKGROUND Appellant's invention relates to a process for treating wafers having a thin film resistor deposited thereon. According to appellant, the sheet resistance of the resistor is increased and the temperature coefficient of resistance isPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007