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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte CRAIG A. RODERICK
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Appeal No. 1999-1745
Application No. 08/657,619
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ON BRIEF
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Before CALVERT, FLEMING, and GONZALES, Administrative Patent
Judges.
CALVERT, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1
and 2. Claims 3 to 12, the other claims in the application,
have been indicated as allowable.1
The claims on appeal are drawn to a plasma system, and
1Claims 10 and 12 were also finally rejected, but the
examiner states on page 2 of the examiner's answer and in the
Advisory Action of April 27, 1998, respectively, that the
rejection of these claims has been overcome.
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