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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 12
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte D. MITCHEL HANKS
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Appeal No. 2003-1383
Application No. 09/451,414
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ON BRIEF
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Before FLEMING, DIXON and NAPPI, Administrative Patent Judges.
NAPPI, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s
rejection of claims 1 and 2.
The Invention
The invention relates to the drive electronics used with an optical detector of data
on an optical disk (see appellant’s specification, page 1). The electronics for both
reading and writing are combined such that a single amplifier, phase locked loop (PLL)
and data detector are used (see appellant’s specification, page 3).
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