Ex Parte Babcock 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            written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.        



                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    _____________                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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            Ex parte JEFFREY A. BABCOCK, ANGELO PINTO, GREGORY E. HOWARD,             
                        PHILIPP STEINMANN, and SCOTT BALSTER                          
                                    _____________                                     
                                Appeal No. 2005-0188                                  
                             Application No. 09/949,541                               
                                   ______________                                     
                                     ON BRIEF                                         
                                   _______________                                    
          Before HAIRSTON, BLANKENSHIP, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent             
          Judges.                                                                     
          HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 3,             
          4, 9, 11 and 12.                                                            
               The disclosed invention relates to an integrated circuit               
          trim resistor structure, and to heater structure located adjacent           
          to the trim resistor structure on the integrated circuit chip.              







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