Appeal No. 97-0970 Application 08/307,348 In light of the foregoing, the examiner’s rejection of claims 1 through 4, 6, 12, 15 and 16 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Van Allen is reversed. To summarize our decision, the examiner's rejection of claim 17 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph and the examiner’s rejection of claims 1 through 4, 6, 12, 15 and 16 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) have been reversed REVERSED IAN A. CALVERT ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT CHARLES E. FRANKFORT ) APPEALS AND Administrative Patent Judge ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) LAWRENCE J. STAAB ) Administrative Patent Judge ) vsh 9Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007