Ex parte GUTSCHE et al. - Page 7




                      Appeal No. 1996-4087                                                                                                               Page 7                            
                      Application No. 08/259,362                                                                                                                                           


                      prima facie case of obviousness.  See In re Rouffet, 149 F.3d 1350, 1357-1358,                                                                                       
                      47 USPQ2d 1453, 1458 (Fed. Cir. 1998).                                                                                                                               


                                                                                      DECISION                                                                                             
                                The rejection of claims 13 through 21, 36, and 37  under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as                                                                                
                      being unpatentable over Trambouze in combination with Buettgen is reversed.                                                                                          
                                The decision of the examiner is reversed.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                      REVERSED                                                                                             





                                                       BRADLEY R. GARRIS                                                 )                                                                 
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                      GLENN E.J. MURPHY                                                                                                                                                    
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