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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte KI-HONG KIM ____________ Appeal No. 97-3964 Application No. 08/319,658 ____________ HEARD: February 2, 2000 ____________ Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 9. In an amendment (paper number 16) that responded to a new ground of rejection (Answer, pages 7 through 10), claims 1 and 3 through 6 were amended. The disclosed invention relates to a mode discriminating method and apparatus for discriminating the operating mode ofPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007