Ex parte SCHOLL et al. - Page 11




             Appeal No. 1996-2357                                                                                 
             Application 08/124,617                                                                               


                                                    REMAND                                                        
                    We remand the application to the examiner for the                                             
             examiner and appellants to clarify the claim language and                                            
             explain their positions regarding the patentability of the                                           
             clarified claims.                                                                                    


                                                   DECISION                                                       
                         The rejections of claims 3-10 under 35 U.S.C. § 103                                     
             over Boustany, Bögemann or Kleiman, each alone or with Fujii,                                        
             are reversed.                                                                                        
                                          REVERSED and REMANDED                                                   




                                 EDWARD C. KIMLIN                        )                                        
                                 Administrative Patent Judge             )                                        
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                                 CHARLES F. WARREN                       )  BOARD OF PATENT                       
                                 Administrative Patent Judge             )  APPEALS AND                           
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                                 TERRY J. OWENS                                 )                                 
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