Appeal No. 98-0609 Application 08/490,203 continuously changes non-repetitively for uniquely identifying position at substantially every point along the length of the member to facilitate untangling of the member. In summary, this panel of the board has: reversed the rejection of claims 1, 2, 5 through 8, and 10 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Finley; reversed the rejection of claim 3 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Finley in view of Pond; reversed the rejection of claim 4 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Finley in view of Wilbourn; and reversed the rejection of claims 11 through 16 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Finley in view of Dolan. The decision of the examiner is reversed. REVERSED 7Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007