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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOHN P. ERDELJAC and LOUIS N. HUTTER
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Appeal No. 2000-1389
Application No. 08/949,826
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, GROSS, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.
GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 8 through 13 and 19 through 24, which are all
of the claims pending in this application.
Appellant's invention relates to a method of forming an
EEPROM cell. Claim 8 is illustrative of the claimed invention,
and it reads as follows:
8. A method for making a floating gate in an EEPROM cell
construction process, comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a semiconductor substrate of first
conductivity type;
(b) forming a first doped region of second conductivity type
in said semiconductor substrate having a first doping
concentration to provide a tank at a surface of said substrate;
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