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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte STEPHEN J. WESTERMAN
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Appeal No. 2003-2072
Application No. 09/735,439
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ON BRIEF
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Before KRASS, FLEMING, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.
FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of
claims 1 and 4. Claims 2, 3 and 5 have been allowed.
Invention
The invention relates to a transfer switch that is adapted
for use in network analyzers. In a network analyzer, a transfer
switch connects the test signal source to one port of the device
under test and terminates the remaining ports in a low-reflection
load. The ideal transfer switch has a low, repeatable loss in
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