Ex Parte NICOLLINI et al - Page 1





                  The opinion in support of the decision being entered today          
          is not binding precedent of the Board.                                      

                                                           Paper No. 31              

                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                   Ex parte GERMANO NICOLLINI and ANGELO NAGARI                       
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                                Appeal No. 2000-1939                                  
                               Application 08/791,281                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before MARTIN, GROSS, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.               
          MARTIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims                   
          16-34 and 36-38, all of the pending claims, under 35 U.S.C.                 
          § 103(a).  We reverse.                                                      
          The invention                                                               
               The invention is an improvement in a prior art switched                
          capacitor integrator of the type shown in Appellants' Figure 1,             
          which includes a first switched capacitor C2 connected between              


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