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today was not written for publication and is not
binding precedent of the Board.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
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte SALMAN AKRAM
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Appeal No. 2005-1894
Application No. 10/209,004
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ON BRIEF
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Before OWENS, RUGGIERO, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges.
OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal is from a rejection of claims 2 and 4-11.
THE INVENTION
The appellants claim a method for forming an electrode
having a nodular shape,1 and claim methods for forming a
capacitor, a semiconductor device, a memory array and a wafer
that include the method for forming the electrode. Claim 2,
1 The appellant states (specification, page 15, lines 20-25): “As used
herein to define the present invention, the term ‘nodular shape’ means a
structure having a finite cross section which includes a curved or partially
curved cross section, and a partially square or rectangular cross section
having curved corners, partially curved corners or faceted corners and having
a width equal to or greater than the width of the contact 64 or 114. The term
‘nodular shape’ does not incorporate either a square cross section or a
rectangular cross section.”
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