Ex parte BALACHANDRAN et al. - Page 11




          Appeal No. 1997-0534                                                        
          Application 08/171,904                                                      


          assertion.  Without such evidence, the obviousness rejection                
          of claim 1 over Wijeyesekera is not sustained.  For the same                
          rationale, the obviousness rejection of claims 2, 4, 5 and 7                
          to 9 over Wijeyesekera is also not sustained as they all                    
          contain the same, or corresponding, limitations.                            









          In conclusion, we reverse the Examiner’s final rejection                    
          of claims 1, 2, 4, 5 and 7 to 9 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second               
          paragraph as well as under 35 U.S.C. § 102 and under 35 U.S.C.              
          § 103.                                                                      
          REVERSED                                                                    








                         JERRY SMITH                   )                              

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