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and is not binding precedent of the Board.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
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOHN W. HARTZELL
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Appeal No. 2006-1712
Application No. 10/131,551
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, WALTZ, and FRANKLIN, Administrative Patent Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
REMAND TO THE EXAMINER
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-22.
Claim 1 is illustrative:
1. A method of forming, on a low-temperature substrate
selected from the group including glass, plastics, flexible
materials, metal foil, and textiles, and from a precursor material
having selectively and controllably changeable crystalline-
structure-related mechanical properties, a mechanical device
possessing (a) a pre-determined configuration, and therein (b) a
set of such mechanical properties, that are desired for the
performance by the completed device of a pre-chosen mechanical
task, said method comprising,
placing a selected substrate in a processing zone,
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