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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JAMES W. GIBBONEY, JR.
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Appeal No. 2001-2143
Application No. 09/093,248
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ON BRIEF
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Before KRASS, RUGGIERO and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.
KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 18-33, all of the
pending claims.
The invention is directed to a solid state rectifying fuse for rectifying an incoming
AC signal and opening a circuit if a predetermined maximum current level is reached.
In particular, either an anode or a cathode, or both, of the device has a plurality of
conductor strips attached to the p or n region, or both. When the predetermined current
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