Ex Parte JAPUNTICH et al - Page 9



          Appeal No. 2003-1945                                                        
          Application No. 08/240,877                                                  

          Accordingly, we shall not sustain the standing 35 U.S.C.                    
          § 103(a) rejection of claims 34 through 36, 38, 40 through 74 and           
          78 through 81 as being unpatentable over Simpson in view of                 
          McKim, or the standing 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) rejection of claim 37             
          as being unpatentable over Simpson in view of McKim and Shindel.            
                                      SUMMARY                                         
               The decision of the examiner to reject claims 34 through 38,           
          40 through 74 and 78 through 81 is reversed.                                
                                      REVERSED                                        



                         IRWIN CHARLES COHEN           )                              
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                         CHARLES E. FRANKFORT          )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   ) INTERFERENCES                
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                         JOHN P. MCQUADE               )                              
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