Ex Parte Grainger et al - Page 5




                Appeal No. 2003-0402                                                                                                       
                Application No. 09/569,924                                                                                                 


                                                             CONCLUSION                                                                    
                        For the above reasons, and those presented in the Briefs, we conclude that the                                     
                Examiner has not carried the burden of establishing a prima facie case of obviousness of the                               
                invention recited in any of the Appellants’ claims.  Consequently, we reverse the Examiner’s                               
                35 U.S.C. § 103 rejection.                                                                                                 


                                                               REVERSED                                                                    


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                                        CHARLES F. WARREN                                )                                                 
                                        Administrative Patent Judge                      )                                                 
                                                                                         )                                                 
                                                                                         )                                                 
                                                                                         ) BOARD OF PATENT                                 
                                        JEFFREY T. SMITH                                 )        APPEALS                                  
                                        Administrative Patent Judge                      )            AND                                  
                                                                                         )  INTERFERENCES                                  
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                                        JAMES T. MOORE                                   )                                                 
                                        Administrative Patent Judge                      )                                                 




                JTS/kis                                                                                                                    

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