The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not
written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 16
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte J. PATRICK KAWAMURA
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Appeal No. 1997-3936
Application No. 08/449,409
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH, and GROSS, Administrative Patent
Judges.
GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1 through 16 and 18, which are all of the
claims pending in this application.
Appellant's invention relates to a voltage generator for
biasing a semiconductor chip substrate. Claim 13 is
illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as
follows:
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