Adverse Decisions in Interference

   In the designated interferences involving the following
patents, final decisions have been rendered that the respective
patentees are not entitled to patents containing the claims listed.

   Patent No. 5,153,678, Kazuya Ota, METHOD OF DETERMINING
REGULARITY OF A PATTERN ARRAY TO ENABLE POSITIONING OF PATTERNS THEREOF
RELATIVE TO A REFERENCE POSITION, Interference No. 104,656, final
judgment adverse to the patentee rendered May 16, 2001, as to claims 1
and 2.

   Patent No. 5,540,685, David J. Parins, Richard K. Poppe,
BIPOLAR ELECTRICAL SCISSORS WITH METAL CUTTING EDGES AND SHEARING
SURFACES, Interference No. 104,190, final judgment adverse to the
patentees rendered February 16, 2001, as to claims 1-12.

   Patent No. 7,724,144, Karl P.L. Muller, Katsuya Okumura,
Theodore G. Van Kessel, PROCESS MONITORING AND THICKNESS MEASUREMENT
FROM THE BACK SIDE OF A SEMICONDUCTOR BODY, Interference No. 104,707,
final judgment adverse to the patentees rendered May 22, 2001, as to
claims 1-24 - 32-36.

   Patent No. 5,742,587, John G. Zornig, Tavit K. Ohanian, George
A. Klarakis, LOAD BALANCING PORT SWITCHING HUB, Interference No.
104,680, final judgment adverse to the patentees rendered June 1, 2001,
as to claims 1-17.

   Patent No. 5,547,922, Qi Y. Ma, FABRICATION OF OXIDE
SUPERCONDUCTOR DEVICES AND CIRCUITS BY IMPURITY ION IMPLANTATION,
Interference No. 104,614, final judgment adverse to the patentee
rendered May 30, 2001, as to claims 1-27.

   Patent No. D. 403,501, Robert R. Winter, KEY CHAINS,
Interference No. 104,531, final judgment adverse to the patentee
rendered June 6, 2001, as to claims 1-6.

   Patent No. 5,603,433, Albert Rene, ANTI-GRAFFITI SECURITY
DEVICE FOR AEROSOL DISPENSER CANS, Interference No. 104,634, final
judgment adverse to the patentee rendered June 7, 2001, as to claims
1-5.

   Patent No. 5,684,289, Paul O. Detwiler, Barry M. Mergenthaler,
Hong Tang, OPTICAL SCANNER HAVING ENHANCED ITEM SIDE COVERAGE,
Interference No. 104,631, final judgment adverse to the patentees
rendered June 7, 2001, as to claims 1-21 and 33-35.

   Patent No. 5,654,545, Armin Holle, Claus Koster, Jochen
Franzen, IMPROVED MASS RESOLUTION IN TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETERS
WITH REFLECTORS, Interference No. 104,615, final judgment adverse to
the patentees rendered June 12, 2001, as to claims 1-4, 6-9 and 14.

                                               WANDA M.TIGNER, Sup'v. Legal
                                                       Instruments Examiner
                                    Board of Patent Appeals & Interferences
                                                             (703) 308-9797