The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ____________ Ex parte Frank W. Rohlfing ____________ Appeal No. 2005-2277 Application No. 10/099,680 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ 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, undesirablePage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007