Ex parte CHAUG 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                                            not binding precedent of the Board                                                                          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                                                                        
                                                                 _______________                                                                        
                                                         Ex parte YI-SHUNG CHAUG,                                                                       
                                                  THOMAS A. CARROLL, MARK SYNDER,                                                                       
                                                            and R. SCOTT WINSLOW                                                                        
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                                                              Appeal No. 1999-1539                                                                      
                                                     Application 08/584,118                                                                             
                                                                 _______________                                                                        
                                                     ON BRIEF                                                                                           
                                                                 _______________                                                                        
                 Before JERRY SMITH, LALL and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent                                                                        
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 LALL, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                       
                                                              DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                        
                          This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from                                                                       
                 the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 to 9, 13 and 14.                                                                            
                 Claims 10 to 12 have been canceled.1                                                                                                   

                          1Applicants’ amendment filed March 31, 1998, canceling                                                                        
                 claims 10-12, should be formally entered, in accordance with                                                                           
                 the indication in Part 3 of the Advisory Action mailed April                                                                           
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