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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ANASTACIO C. FUENTES, JR., REYNALDO S. ATIENZA, JR.
and CHESALON M. CLAVIO
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Appeal No. 2006-0312
Application No. 10/145,171
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, PAK and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 10-22.
Claims 28-34 have been withdrawn from consideration. Claim 10 is
illustrative:
10. An apparatus comprising:
a grinder to reduce the thickness of a substrate; and
an air ionizing source to direct ionized air onto the
substrate prior to dicing of the substrate and after the
thickness of the substrate is reduced by the grinder, the
ionized air reducing an accumulation of electrostatic charge
on the substrate to reduce substrate warpage.
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