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not binding precedent of the Board.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 MUNETAKA TAKEUCHI, NOZOMU KAMIYA,
HIROMI HAYASHI AND MAKOTO ISHITOBASHI
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Appeal No. 2006-1820
Application No. 08/889,440
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HEARD: JULY 13, 2006
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Before THOMAS, KRASS, and HOMERE, Administrative Patent Judges.
KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 3-9, 11-20, and 22-31.
The invention relates to a system for simulating phenomena, such as crystal growth,
surface adsorption and surface damage, of a particle formed of substrate particles and adsorbate
particles.
Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. An apparatus for simulating phenomena of a particle formed of adsorbate particles and
substrate particles, comprising:
a kinetic condition setting unit which sets information for defining a plurality of
generation periods and a corresponding number of adsorbate particles to be generated during
each generation period wherein the information can include a position of a corresponding
emission source, a temperature, a chemical composition of the particle, a region, a physical
condition, a velocity of each atom forming the particle, and a direction; and
a particle motion computing unit which generates the adsorbate particles in accordance
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