Ex parte NAKAGAWA - Page 5




          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   )                              
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                         CHARLES F. WARREN             )                              
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