Ex parte FATHI 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               and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 13           


                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                  ________________                                    
                     Ex parte ZAKARYAE FATHI, RICHARD S. GARARD                       
                                  and JIANGHUA WEI                                    
                                  ________________                                    
                                Appeal No. 1999-0729                                  
                             Application No. 08/625,752                               
                                  ________________                                    
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                  ________________                                    

          Before KIMLIN, KRATZ and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent                 
          Judges.                                                                     
          KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        



                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-3,              
          6, 14-18, 21, 22 and 25, all the claims remaining in the                    
          present application.  Claim 1 is illustrative:                              
               1.  A method of bonding components comprising the steps                
          of:                                                                         

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