Ex Parte Raina - Page 1



               The opinion in support of the decision being entered                   
               today was not written for publication in a law journal                 
               and is not binding precedent of the Board.                             

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                                                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                                                                     
                              Ex parte KANWAL K. RAINA                                
                                                                                     
                                Appeal No. 2006-0374                                  
                             Application No. 10/120,511                               
                                                                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                                                                     
          Before GARRIS, PAK and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent              
          Judges.                                                                     
          GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on an appeal which involves claims 1, 3,            
          5, 7-11 and 24-27.                                                          
               The subject matter on appeal relates to a method of treating           
          at least one flat panel display current emitter which comprises             
          exposing a native oxide-containing tip of a current emitter to a            
          hydrogenation process and exposing the hydrogenation process-               
          treated tip of the current emitter to a nitrogen infusion                   


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