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written for publication and is not binding
precedent of the Board.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. 30
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte KAREN P. SHRIER, GERALD R. BEHLING,
KAILASH C. JOSHI, and WILLIAM W. ALSTON
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Appeal No. 1998-2975
Application No. 08/790,250
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HEARD: April 12, 2001
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Before HAIRSTON, GROSS, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.
GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 12, 14 through 18, 43, 51, and 52, which
are all of the claims pending in this application.
Appellants' invention relates to a variable voltage
protection device which includes a voltage variable material
with a uniform thickness reinforcing layer embedded therein
and a compressible ground plane. Claim 12 is illustrative of
the claimed invention, and it reads as follows:
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