Ex parte GREENFIELD 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                       publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14              
                                UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                
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                                    BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                   
                                                AND INTERFERENCES                                                        
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                            Ex parte JAMES D. GREENFIELD, DIANE M. MAUERSBERG                                            
                                                  and AGNES Y. NGAI                                                      
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                                                 Appeal No. 1997-2707                                                    
                                               Application No. 08/411,127                                                
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                                                        ON BRIEF                                                         
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              Before THOMAS, KRASS, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges.                                             
              DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                        


                                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                                       

                     This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claim 1, which is               
              the sole claim pending in this application.                                                                
                     We REVERSE.                                                                                         
                                                   BACKGROUND                                                            

                     The appellants’ invention relates to an apparatus for color component compression.                  
              An understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of sole claim 1, which is                  
              reproduced below.                                                                                          





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