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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte PEI C. CHEN,
GRACE L. GORMAN,
CHERNGYE HWANG,
VEDANTHAM RAMAN,
and
RANDALL G. SIMMONS
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Appeal No. 1999-2280
Application No. 08/686,567
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, BARRETT, and FLEMING, Administrative Patent
Judges.
HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims
1 through 31.
The disclosed invention relates to the use of a silicon
coating on an air-bearing surface of a slider.
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