Ex Parte FU 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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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. 13              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                   Ex parte JIANMING FU, PEIJUN DING, and ZHENG XU                    
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                                Appeal No. 2001-1812                                  
                             Application No. 08/854,008                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before GARRIS, OWENS, and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.              
          GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on an appeal which involves claims 1-16             
          and 18-28.  These are all of the claims remaining in the                    
          application.                                                                
               The subject matter on appeal relates to a sustained self-              
          sputtering apparatus and method.  In one embodiment, the                    
          apparatus and method include a biasable grid positioned between             

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