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not binding precedent of the Board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. 15
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte GARY L. SWOBODA,
HENRY R. HOAR and JOSEPH A. COOMES
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Appeal No. 1999-2344
Application 08/720,586
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, KRASS and FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judges.
THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Appellants have appealed to the board from the examiner’s final
rejection of claims 1-12.
Representative claim 1 is reproduced below:
1. An electronic system comprising:
electronic circuitry to be tested, said electronic circuitry
including serial scan shift register latches; and
a serial scan generator embedded in the electronic system upon
manufacture and connected to said serial scan shift register latches
of said electronic circuitry thereby facilitating testing of said
electronic circuitry.
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