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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 WILLIAM C. SWEATT, MICHAEL B. SINCLAIR,
and MICHAEL A. BUTLER
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Appeal No. 2004-0039
Application No. 09/740,324
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ON BRIEF
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Before GARRIS, WARREN, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges.
GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of
claims 1-4, 7-11, 15-18, 20-25, 27-32 and 34-37. The only other
claims remaining in the application, which are claims 12-14,
19 and 26, stand objected to by the Examiner but otherwise
allowable.
The subject matter on appeal relates to an optical apparatus
and method for processing light wherein light is processed by a
first and second diffraction grating, one of which has fixed
grating elements and the other of which has electro-mechanically
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