Appeal No. 1997-4175 Application No. 07/805,703 6, is at column 2, lines 19-20: “The hole 6 is provided for evacuating or filling the discharge area 11.” In our view, the examiner has not established the requisite prima facie case of obviousness for a proper rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103. Accordingly, the examiner’s decision is reversed. REVERSED ERROL A. KRASS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT JERRY SMITH ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) PARSHOTAM S. LALL ) Administrative Patent Judge ) 6Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007