Ex parte JOYCE et al. - Page 10




          Appeal No. 1998-1090                                                        
          Application No. 08/534,965                                                  


               Accordingly, since the Examiner has not established a                  
          prima facie case of obviousness, the 35 U.S.C. § 103 rejection              
          of independent claims 6 and 14, and claims 4, 5, and 7-13                   
          dependent thereon, cannot be sustained.  Therefore, the                     
          decision of the Examiner rejecting claims 4-14 is reversed.                 


                                 REVERSED                                             



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                         JERRY SMITH                   )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge )                                
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                                                       ) BOARD OF PATENT              
                         JOSEPH F. RUGGIERO            )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge )   APPEALS AND                  
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                                                       ) INTERFERENCES                
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                         ANITA PELLMAN GROSS                )                         
                         Administrative Patent Judge )                                
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