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          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          publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 13              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                             Ex parte THOMAS E. BABINSKI                              
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                                Appeal No. 1998-0403                                  
                             Application No. 08/536,232                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before URYNOWICZ, JERRY SMITH, and DIXON, Administrative                    
          Patent Judges.                                                              
          URYNOWICZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                     

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
          This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 1-18,                     
          all the claims pending in the application.                                  
          The invention pertains to a power converter.  Claim 1 is                    
          illustrative and reads as follows:                                          
                   1.  An inverter circuit for converting direct                     
          current power from a direct current bus to controlled                       
          alternating current power, comprising:                                      
                    a high side switching device coupled between a high               






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