The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 37 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES Ex parte MELIK ISBARA Appeal No. 2002-0397 Application 08/925,8681 ON BRIEF Before BARRETT, RUGGIERO, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges. BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a) from the rejection of claims 1-17, 19, and 20. Appellant limits the appeal to independent claims 1, 8, 13, 15, and 17. We reverse. 1 Application for patent filed September 9, 1997, entitled "Method and Apparatus for Interfacing Mixed Voltage Signals." - 1 -Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007