Ex parte KIEFABER et al. - Page 7

          Appeal No. 97-0742                                                          
          Application 08/427,775                                                      


          column 8, lines 20 through 56) does not cure the foregoing                  
          shortcomings of the basic Mitter-Ecker combination.                         
               The decision of the examiner to reject claims 1 through 21             
          under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed.                                          

                                                                                     
                                      REVERSED                                        

                         WILLIAM E. LYDDANE            )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              
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                         CHARLES E. FRANKFORT          )  BOARD OF PATENT             
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )  APPEALS AND                 
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