The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board Paper No. 28 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte NOBUMITSU AIBARA ______________ Appeal No. 2001-0821 Application 08/962,567 _______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before HAIRSTON, KRASS, and JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-11 and 14-25, which constitute all the claims remaining in the application. The disclosed invention pertains to a shadow-mask type color cathode ray tube. More particularly, the invention relates to the manner in which slots are arranged on the shadow mask which is fixed apart from the face panel of the cathode ray tube. Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows: 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007