The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 39 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte JUNICHI SATO _______________ Appeal No. 1998-2669 Application 08/283,253 _______________ HEARD: April 24, 2001 _______________ This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of claims 8-11, 13-15, and 17-28, which are all of the claims remaining in the application. The subject matter on appeal relates to a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device which includes the steps of forming a first film of pure metal by chemical vapor 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007