Ex Parte Meagley 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                •The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                                  
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                               BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                   
                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                       
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                                    Ex parte Robert P. Meagley, Kevin P. O’Brien,                                   
                                         Tian-An Chen, Michael D. Goodner,                                          
                                        James Powers and Huey-Chiang Liou                                           
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                                               Appeal No. 2006-0367                                                 
                                             Application No. 10/353,506                                             
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                                                     ON BRIEF                                                       
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             Before McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judges; BARRY and LEVY,                                  
             Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                          
             BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                    


                                               A. INTRODUCTION                                                      
                    A patent examiner finally rejected claims 17-20, 26, and 27.  The appellant                     
             appeals therefrom under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a).  We affirm.                                                


                                         B. FINDINGS OF FACT ("FOF")                                                
                                                     INVENTION                                                      
                    1. The invention concerns  semiconductor structures.  (Spec., p. 1, ll. 2-3.)                   








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