Ex parte HOYT et al. - Page 6

          Appeal No. 98-1239                                                          
          Application No. 08/742,372                                                  


               The decision of the examiner to reject claims 1, 3-7 and               
          9-17 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) based on the combined teachings               
          of                                                                          
          Louette and Davidson is reversed.                                           


                                      REVERSED                                        



                    HARRISON E. McCANDLISH             )                              
                    Senior Administrative Patent Judge      )                         
                                                       )                              
                                                       )                              
                                                       )  BOARD OF PATENT             
                    JAMES M. MEISTER                   )       APPEALS                
                    Administrative Patent Judge   )        AND                        
                                                       )    INTERFERENCES             
                                                       )                              
                                                       )                              
                    CHARLES E. FRANKFORT          )                                   
                    Administrative Patent Judge   )                                   



          JMM/jlb                                                                     











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