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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the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. 19
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOHN D. WHITMAN
and JEFF JOHNSON
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Appeal No. 2001-1633
Application 09/092,543
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ON BRIEF
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Before JERRY SMITH, RUGGIERO, and BARRY, 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 1-5, 13-16, 24-26 and 30-32.
Claim 6 has been cancelled. Claims 7-12, 17-23 and 27-29 stand
withdrawn from consideration as being directed to a non-elected
invention.
The disclosed invention pertains to a method for applying a
fluid to the surface of a rotating silicon wafer. More
particularly, the invention uses a plurality of fluid dispensing
nozzles which are controlled when the dispensed fluid reaches a
location on the surface of the wafer.
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