Ex parte HOFFMAN 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          not binding precedent of the Board.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                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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              Ex parte STEVEN M. HOFFMAN, TIMOTHY M. GARTON and DAWN M.               
          GALECKI                                                                     
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 1997-0384                                  
                               Application 08/086,498                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH and FRAHM, Administrative Patent               
          Judges.                                                                     
          FRAHM, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               Appellants have appealed to the Board from the examiner’s              
          final rejection of claims 1, 6 to 9, 11, 12, 15, 18, 20, and                
          21.  Claims 2 to 5, 10, 13, 14, 16, 17, and 19 have been                    
          canceled.                                                                   
                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               The subject matter on appeal is directed to the field of               
          liquid crystal display (LCD) devices, and particularly to a                 
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