Ex parte BERATAN et al. - Page 1




                 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                        (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                    Ex parte HOWARD R. BERATAN and CHIH-CHEN CHO                      
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                                Appeal No. 1998-3021                                  
                             Application No. 08/788,313                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before HAIRSTON, FLEMING and GROSS, Administrative Patent                   
          Judges                                                                      
          HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1                 
          through 15.                                                                 
               The disclosed invention relates to a method of                         
          fabricating a hybrid thermal detector structure.                            
               Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it               
          reads as follows:                                                           

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