Ex Parte Chen et al - Page 1




                    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          and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                       
                                    ____________                                      
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                    ____________                                      
                      Ex parte CHUNG-CHU CHEN, CHEN-KUEI CHUNG                        
                                  and CHUN-JUN LIN                                    
                                    ____________                                      
                                Appeal No. 2004-0680                                  
                             Application No. 10/057,026                               
                                    ____________                                      
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                    ____________                                      

          Before HAIRSTON, MCQUADE and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.            
          MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               Chung-Chu Chen et al. appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 11 through 20.1  Claims 1 through 10, the only other                 
          claims pending in the application, stand withdrawn from                     
          consideration pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.142(b).                                


                                   THE INVENTION                                      
               The invention relates to “a thermal bubble type inkjet head            
          that is equipped with a rapid ink refill mechanism and off-                 

               1 Claim 11 has been amended subsequent to final rejection.             





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