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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MARK R. SIMPSON
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Appeal No. 1999-2006
Application No. 08/561,960
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ON BRIEF
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Before LALL, GROSS, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.
LALL, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
the final rejection of claims 1 to 9. Claim 10 has been1
canceled. The invention relates to a non-volatile memory
cell having a single, lateral transistor in a semiconductor body
having a major surface. This cell comprises a semiconductor
source region and a drain region of a first conductivity type
adjoining the major surface and separated by a channel region of
1An amendment after the final rejection was filed as
Paper No. 9, and the Examiner approved its entry, see Paper
No. 10.
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