Appeal No. 1996-3676 Application No. 08/284,982 of utilizing appellant's chemical adsorption film instead of silicone rubber. Regarding the rejection of claims 1-3 over Fan in view of Josowicz and Hackh's, the collective teachings of Josowicz and Hackh's, for the reasons set forth above, would not have suggested the substitution of appellant's organic thin film for the glass coating of Fan's scanning electrochemical microscope. In conclusion, based on the foregoing, the examiner's decision rejecting the appealed claims is reversed. REVERSED EDWARD C. KIMLIN ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) JOHN D. SMITH ) BOARD OF PATENT Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) CHARLES F. WARREN ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ECK:clm -5-Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007