Appeal No. 1997-1253 Application No. 08/165,430 Therefore, the decision of the examiner rejecting claims 1-21 is reversed. REVERSED John C. Martin ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT Jerry Smith ) Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) ) INTERFERENCES ) Eric S. Frahm ) Administrative Patent Judge ) JS/dm Intellectual Property Law Dept. IBM Corporation T81B/Bldg. 062/B109 3039 Cornwallis Road Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2195 8Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Last modified: November 3, 2007