Ex Parte ANDRESEN et al - Page 1




           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                     publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                     ____________                                     
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                     ____________                                     
                              Ex parte KEVIN W. ANDRESEN                              
                                    and KOK S. CHEN                                   
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 1999-2040                                 
                              Application No. 08/475,023                              
                                     ____________                                     
                                       ON BRIEF1                                      
                                     ____________                                     
          Before JERRY SMITH, BARRY, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.          
          LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          

                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the            
          examiner's final rejection of claims 1-5, 7-13, 15, 16, 18, 19,             
          and 21.                                                                     

                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               Appellants' invention relates to conversion of output device           
          color values to minimize image quality artifacts.  An                       

               1 The Oral Hearing scheduled for August 16, 2001 was waived in a       
          communication received, via facsimile, on June 26, 2001 (Paper No. 20).     




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