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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte HOWARD R. BERATAN and CHIH-CHEN CHO _____________ Appeal No. 1998-3021 Application No. 08/788,313 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ 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: 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007