Ex parte GUPTE et al. - Page 1




                    THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                      
          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          not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14              
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    _____________                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                    _____________                                     
                       Ex parte NEELKANTH S. GUPTE, XIN LIU,                          
                                STEVEN J. SPENCER,                                    
                                 ROBERT H.L. CHIANG                                   
                                and DANIEL GAFFANEY                                   
                                    _____________                                     
                                Appeal No. 1999-0280                                  
                               Application 08/672,383                                 
                                   ______________                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                   _______________                                    
          Before ABRAMS, FRANKFORT, and PATE, Administrative Patent                   
          Judges.                                                                     
          PATE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          



                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 3              
          and 4.  These are the only claims remaining in the                          
          application.                                                                
               The subject matter is directed to an improved heat                     

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