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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte PAUL A. HOSIER, SCOTT L. TEWINKLE
and JAGDISH C. TANDON
Appeal No. 2003-0089
Application No. 08/976,474
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HEARD: MAY 13, 2003
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Before FLEMING, DIXON and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges.
SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the Examiner’s final
rejection of claims 1-6, which are all of the claims pending in
this application.
We reverse.
BACKGROUND
Appellants’ invention relates to an image sensor device
having an array of photodiodes, each producing a certain amount
of charge in response to light impinging thereon. During the
read out cycle, the generated charges may accumulate in a diode
and result in “blooming,” which is the spread of excess charges
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