The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for
publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 20
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte PAUL G. CAREY, JESSE B. THOMPSON
and RANDY C. ACEVES
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Appeal No. 1997-3868
Application No. 08/538,838
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ON BRIEF
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Before, KIMLIN, OWENS, and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner’s refusal
to allow claims 1-20, 30 and 31, which are all of the claims
pending in this application.
BACKGROUND
Appellants’ invention relates to a method of
encapsulating a device, such as an array of solar cells, to
protect the device from adverse environmental conditions. An
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