Ex Parte HOTCHKISS et al - Page 1




                         THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                 
          The opinion in support of the decision entered today (1) was not written for
          publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board. 
                                                                  Paper No. 12        
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                                                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                                                                     
                            Ex parte GREGORY B. HOTCHKISS                             
                                 and GARY D. STEVENS                                  
                                                                                     
                                Appeal No. 2000-0811                                  
                               Application 08/964,7341                                
                                                                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                                                                     
          Before LEE, GARDNER-LANE and MEDLEY, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          LEE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                           
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the            
          examiner’s rejection of appellants’ claims 1-7, 9, 10 and 12-16.            
                        References relied on by the Examiner                          
          Trabucco                 5,381,848           Jan. 17, 1995                  
          (Trabucco ‘848)                                                             
          Hayes                    5,861,323           Jan. 19, 1999                  
          Trabucco                 5,899,737           May 04, 1999                   
          (Trabucco ‘737)                                                             



               1    Application for patent filed November 5, 1997.  The real party in 
          interest is Texas Instruments Incorporated.                                 





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