The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 34 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte TOSHIHISA NOZAWA, KEIJI HORIOKA, and ISAHIRO HASEGAWA _____________ Appeal No. 1997-3312 Application No. 08/183,787 ______________ HEARD: January 16, 2001 _______________ Before JOHN D. SMITH, KRATZ, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges. JOHN D. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims 2, 8, and 9. Claim 9 is representative and is reproduced below: 9. A magnetron plasma process apparatus comprising: 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007