Ex parte GROBECKER et al. - Page 6




          Appeal No. 99-0952                                                          
          Application 08/795,494                                                      


          concluding point, we simply note that the teaching of Brandt                
          does not overcome the deficiency of the Nusselder reference                 
          and would not have been suggestive of an asymmetrical support               
          plate.                                                                      


               In summary, this panel of the board has:                               


               reversed the rejection of claims 9 through 13 under                    
          35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Nusselder; and                   


               reversed the rejection of claims 14 through 16 under                   
          35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Nusselder in                  
          view of Brandt.                                                             


               The decision of the examiner is reversed.                              


                                      REVERSED                                        





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