Ex Parte LYLE et al - Page 7




          Appeal No. 2002-2218                                                        
          Application 09/322,698                                                      


               In view of the foregoing, even if we were to conclude that             
          the teachings and suggestions of Goldring and Mohan would have              
          been properly combinable within 35 U.S.C. § 103, it is clear that           
          the subject matter of representative independent claim 1 on                 
          appeal would not have been met.  Apparatus claim 12 and article             
          of manufacture claim 23 reflect in a corresponding manner the               
          subject matter of representative claim 1 on appeal.  Thus, the              
          rejection of each of them is reversed as is their respective                
          dependent claims rejected in the first stated rejection.  Since             
          McCall is not argued by the examiner to cure the noted defects              
          with respect to Goldring and Mohan, the separately stated                   
          rejection of other dependent claims must be reversed as well.               

















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