Ex parte ARMSTRONG et al. - Page 1




            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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27           
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                    ____________                                      
                   Ex parte ALAN J. ARMSTRONG, RENEE E. WALLERIUS,                    
                       RICHARD T. BEHRENS and CHARLES J. DUEY                         
                                    ____________                                      
                                Appeal No. 1998-2713                                  
                             Application No. 08/583,295                               
                                    ____________                                      
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before HAIRSTON, RUGGIERO, and DIXON, Administrative Patent                 
          Judges.                                                                     
          HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      




                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   


               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1                 
          through 6, 10, 11, 14 and 16.  In an Amendment After Final                  
          (paper number 13), claim 11 was amended.  Claims 8, 9, 12, 13,              
          15 and 17 have been allowed (paper number 15).                              
               The disclosed invention relates to a method of                         
          calibrating discrete portions of a synchronous read channel IC              





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