The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 Claims 1-6 stand withdrawn as being directed to a nonelected invention and have been cancelled.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. -1–Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007