The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ____________ 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/groundPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007