Ex parte KLASSEN 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         not written for publication and is not binding precedent of              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. 17             

                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                    
                                   __________                                     
                        BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                        
                                AND INTERFERENCES                                 
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                 Ex parte DAVID J. KLASSEN, MORGAN M. WHITNEY, JR,                
                       THOMAS R. PETERMAN, PAUL E. PERGANDE                       
                               and DAVID R. COLLINS                               
                                   __________                                     
                               Appeal No. 1999-1127                               
                              Application 08/689,164                              
                                   ___________                                    
                                     ON BRIEF                                     
                                   ___________                                    

         Before FLEMING, BARRY and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent             
         Judges.                                                                  
         FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                    

                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                
              This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of            
         claims 1-8.                                                              
              The invention relates to a device fabrication method that           
         includes provision of a substrate.  Thereafter, a plurality of           
         alternating insulating and conducting layers are deposited               

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