Ex parte HILLEN et al. - Page 3




          Appeal No. 1997-0033                                                        
          Application No. 08/157,842                                                  


          suggested to one of ordinary skill in the art the specific                  
          directionality of the spatial filtering with respect to the                 
          row of electrometer probes (Request, page 3).                               









               Based upon the foregoing, appellants’ rehearing request                
          is granted, and our decision is hereby modified to reflect our              
          agreement with the appellants.  Accordingly, the decision of                
          the examiner rejecting claims 21 and 28 under 35 U.S.C. § 103               
          is reversed.                                                                


                                      REHEARING                                       
                                       GRANTED                                        




                         KENNETH W. HAIRSTON           )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              
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