Ex parte EKLUND et al. - Page 9




               Appeal No. 1996-2598                                                                                              
               Application No. 08/220,212                                                                                        



















                                                        CONCLUSION                                                               

                      To summarize, the decision of the examiner (I) to reject claims 5-10 under 35 U.S.C.                       

               § 112, first paragraph, as based on new matter and because the specification fails to provide an                  

               adequate written description of the claimed invention, (II) to reject claims 5 and 22 under                       

               35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Blanco and (III) to reject claims 5-10 and 22 under                    

               35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Cox taken with Blanco, Lee and Cassiday is reversed.                   

                                                         REVERSED                                                                





                                     WILLIAM F. SMITH                              )                                             
                                     Administrative Patent Judge                   )                                             

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