Ex parte THORP et al. - Page 9

          Appeal No. 1997-3280                                                        
          Application No. 08/212,065                                                  


               In summary, we cannot sustain the examiner’s rejection of              
          claims 7, 8, 10 and 11 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being                    
          unpatentable over Spencer ’783 or Spencer ’457.                             


                                      REVERSED                                        




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                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              
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                         CHARLES E. FRANKFORT          )     APPEALS                  
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )       AND                    
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                         JOHN P. MCQUADE               )                              
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