The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte BERND MAYER _____________ Appeal No. 1998-2151 Application No. 08/580,823 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ 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 2 through 11. The disclosed invention relates to a process for detecting small irregularities on a conducting surface, and to a process for high-resolution measurement of impedance and non-homogeneities in a surface.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007