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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MARTIN FUCHS, MATTHEW J. BANET,
KEITH A. NELSON and JOHN A. ROGERS
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Appeal No. 2001-1072
Application No. 09/087,141
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, GROSS, and BARRY , Administrative Patent Judges.
HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 46.
The disclosed invention relates to a method and apparatus for measuring a property of a
structure.
Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as follows:
1. An apparatus for measuring a property of a structure, comprising:
a microchip laser that generates an optical pulse;
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