Ex Parte Chang 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               and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                       
                                                                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                                                                     
                             Ex parte DONALD C.D. CHANG,                              
                                WILLIAM W. MAYFIELD,                                  
                                 JOHN I. NOVAK, III,                                  
                                and FRANK A. TAORMINA                                 
                                                                                     
                                Appeal No. 2006-0406                                  
                               Application 09/497,8651                                
                                                                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                                                                     
          Before KRASS, BARRETT, and MacDONALD, Administrative Patent                 
          Judges.                                                                     
          BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a) from             
          the final rejection of claims 1-5 and 7-37.                                 
               We affirm and enter a new ground of rejection.                         

               1                                                                      
            Application for patent filed February 4, 2000, entitled                   
          "An Improved Phased Array Terminal For Equatorial Satellite                 
          Constellations."                                                            
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