Appeal No. 97-1583 Application No. 08/340,785 non-integer. Thus, the 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) rejection of claims 1, 2, 8, 9 and 14 through 16 is reversed. The 35 U.S.C. § 103 rejection of claims 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 17 and 20 is reversed because Ochi neither teaches nor would have suggested to one of ordinary skill in the art “M/N being an integer.” DECISION The decision of the examiner rejecting claims 1, 2, 8, 9 and 14 through 16 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b), and claims 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 17 and 20 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed. REVERSED KENNETH W. HAIRSTON ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT JAMES T. CARMICHAEL ) APPEALS AND Administrative Patent Judge ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) LANCE LEONARD BARRY ) Administrative Patent Judge ) 6Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007