Ex parte CHANG et al. - Page 1




             The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
             for publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board.
                                                                 Paper No. 15         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                     ____________                                     
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                     ____________                                     
                                Ex parte CHI S. CHANG,                                
                                 MICHAEL J. JOHNSON,                                  
                                  CRAIG N. JOHNSTON,                                  
                                  and JOHN M. LAUFFER                                 
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 1998-1408                                 
                              Application No. 08/569,529                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
                                     ____________                                     
          Before BARRETT, FLEMING, and BARRY, Administrative Patent                   
          Judges.                                                                     
          BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 1-7 and 15-18.  We affirm-in-part.                                   


                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               The invention at issue in this appeal relates to                       
          transformers.  Transformers are used for power supplies, power              
          converters, and other circuits where electrical/ground                      






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