Ex Parte BOTHRA 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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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. 20              


                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       

                                   _______________                                    
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                   _______________                                    
                               Ex parte SUBHAS BOTHRA,                                
                        HARLAN LEE SUR, JR. and VICTOR LIANG                          
                                   _______________                                    
                                Appeal No. 2001-0397                                  
                             Application No. 09/304,798                               
                                   _______________                                    
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                   _______________                                    

          Before WILLIAM SMITH, DELMENDO and POTEATE, Administrative Patent           
          Judges.                                                                     
          POTEATE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
                    This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                  
          examiner’s refusal to allow claims 10-24, which are all of the              
          claims pending in the application.                                          
                    Claim 10 is representative of the subject matter on               
          appeal and is reproduced below:                                             

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