Ex Parte COUBLE - Page 9



          Appeal No. 2000-1835                                                        
          Application No. 08/868,092                                 Page 9           

          examiner who has the burden to produce such evidence in                     
          presenting a sustainable rejection.                                         
               Thus, we shall reverse the examiner’s § 103 rejection of               
          claims 17 and 19.                                                           
                                     CONCLUSION                                       
               The decision of the examiner to reject claims 13, 20, 21 and           
          23 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Pendleton in            
          view of Doty, Growald and Florio and to reject claim 18 under               
          35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Pendleton in view of             
          Hou and Toro is affirmed.                                                   
               The decision of the examiner to reject claims 14-16 and 22             
          under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Pendleton in               
          view of Doty, Growald and Florio and to reject claims 17 and 19             
          under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Pendleton in               
          view of Hou and Toro is reversed.                                           














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