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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the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. 20
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte DAVID P. STRAUSS, THOMAS J. HUNT,
and PAUL S. GILMAN
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Appeal No. 2001-1776
Application No. 08/881,948
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ON BRIEF
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Before GARRIS, WALTZ, and MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final
rejection of claims 9 through 13, 23 and 24, which are the only
claims remaining in this application. We have jurisdiction
pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134.
According to appellants, the invention is directed to a one-
piece target, i.e., a single homogenous piece of sputtering
material, with threaded holes proximate to its periphery so that
the target may be bolted to the interior of the chamber with
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