Ex parte VAN VECHTEN et al. - Page 5




          Appeal 97-1906                                                              
          Application 08/163,084                                                      

          account only knowledge known in the art, there is no error).                
          Since claim 1 is the broadest claim, and it is not directed to              
          subject matter which would have been obvious over the prior                 
          art, it necessarily follows that narrower claims 2-7 are                    
          likewise not unpatentable over the prior art.                               
                                      REVERSED.                                       






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