The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication and isnot 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 KEVIN L. BEAMAN, JOHN T. MOORE,
and RONALD A. WEIMER
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Appeal No. 2006-1181
Application No. 10/393,718
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ON BRIEF1
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Before HAIRSTON, BLANKENSHIP and SAADAT, Administrative Patent
Judges.
SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the Examiner’s final
rejection of claims 19-25. Claims 1-18 have been cancelled.
We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Appellants’ invention is directed generally to a method for adjusting the threshold
voltage of transistors using a nitridization process and more specifically, to a
semiconductor device utilizing such process. According to Appellants, an isolation layer
1 An oral hearing scheduled for May 24, 2006 has been waived via a
facsimile transmission received April 6, 2006.
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