Ex parte LEHTONEN - Page 9




                  Appeal No. 1996-3318                                                                                                                    
                  Application No. 08/287,056                                                                                                              


                                                                  CONCLUSION                                                                              
                           To summarize, the decisions of the examiner to reject claims 1-2 and 7-8 under 35                                              
                  U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, for lack of enablement and to reject claims 1-8 under 35                                                 
                  U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Orndorff and Alfa-Laval in view of Hitzman and                                                  
                  Baker are reversed.                                                                                                                     
                                                                    REVERSED                                                                              






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