Ex parte TOHILL et al. - Page 6




          Appeal No. 98-0459                                                            
          Application 08/658,719                                                        


               In summary, this panel of the board has:                                 
               reversed the rejection of claims 1 through 3, and 5 under 35             
          U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Jessen in view of                  
          Cuppari and Nathan; and                                                       

               reversed the rejection of claim 4 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)               
          as being unpatentable over Jessen in view of Cuppari, Nathan, and             
          Artz.                                                                         

               The decision of the examiner is reversed.                                


                                       REVERSED                                         


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                         IAN A. CALVERT                 )                               
                         Administrative Patent Judge )                                  
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                         IRWIN CHARLES COHEN            )                               
                         Administrative Patent Judge )   APPEALS AND                    
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                         WILLIAM F. PATE, III           )                               
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