The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 Frank W. Rohlfing
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Appeal No. 2005-2277
Application No. 10/099,680
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ON BRIEF
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Before JERRY SMITH, BARRY, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges.
BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.
A patent examiner rejected claims 1-11. The appellant appeals therefrom under
35 U.S.C. § 134(a). We reverse.
I. BACKGROUND
The invention at issue on appeal concerns electronic devices employing thin-film
transistors (''TFTs''). TFTs fabricated with amorphous or polycrystalline semiconductor
films may form the switching elements of a cell matrix in a flat panel display. Integrated
drive circuits for such a cell matrix have also been fabricated and integrated from TFTs,
often using polycrystalline silicon. Unfortunately, explains the appellant, undesirable
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