Ex Parte ZOMPA et al - Page 9



                    Appeal No. 2004-1421                                                                                                                                  
                    Application No. 09/471,674                                                                                                                            

                    For the foregoing reasons, the examiner's rejection of                                                                                                
                    claims 1, 4, 5, 8 through 13, 16 and 17 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)                                                                                      
                    as being unpatentable over Flake in view of Robertson and Vance                                                                                       
                    will not be sustained, and the decision of the examiner is                                                                                            
                    reversed.                                                                                                                                             

                                                                             REVERSED                                                                                     




                                                  KENNETH W. HAIRSTON                                        )                                                            
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                                                  CHARLES E. FRANKFORT                                       )     APPEALS                                                
                                                  Administrative Patent Judge                                )       AND                                                  
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                                                  JEFFREY V. NASE                                            )                                                            
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