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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 32
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte HIROJI TANI and TEPPEI KUBOTA
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Appeal No. 2003-0196
Application No. 08/601,258
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, WALTZ, and LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the primary examiner’s
final rejection of claims 1 through 17, which are the only claims
pending in this application. We have jurisdiction pursuant to
35 U.S.C. § 134.
According to appellants, the invention is directed to a method
for adjusting the temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) of a
temperature-measuring resistive element, which element includes
an electrically insulating base and a platinum film formed by
sintering an organic platinum compound (Brief, page 2). The TCR
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