Ex Parte HONDA et al - Page 6

          Appeal No. 2001-2349                                                        
          Application No. 09/237,895                                                  


          lengthening the resistor.  Accordingly, the additional elements             
          in Nishio's layer 6 apparently do materially affect the                     
          characteristics of the claimed invention.  Consequently, we                 
          cannot sustain the rejection of claims 25 and 26 over Nishio.               
                                     CONCLUSION                                       
               The decision of the examiner rejecting claims 24 through 26            
          under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) is reversed.                                       
                                      REVERSED                                        





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