Ex Parte CHAU et al - Page 1



               The opinion in support of the decision being entered                    
               today was not written for publication in a law journal                  
               and is not binding precedent of the Board.                              
                                                               Paper No. 24            

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
                                                                                      
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                                                                      
             Ex parte ROBERT S. CHAU, EBRAHIM ANDIDEH, MITCH C. TAYLOR,                
                         CHIA-HONG JAN, and JULIE TSAI                                 
                                                                                      
                                 Appeal No. 2001-2037                                  
                              Application No. 08/884,912                               
                                                                                      
                                       ON BRIEF                                        
                                                                                      
          Before THOMAS, KRASS, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent                 
          Judges.                                                                      
          KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          

                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                   

               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of                
          claims 8-10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18-22 and 24.  Claims 1-6 stand                 
          withdrawn as being directed to a nonelected invention and have               
          been cancelled.  Claims 7 and 17 have been cancelled.  Claims 23             
          and 26-31 have been allowed.                                                 
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