Ex parte KOSLEY JR. et al. - Page 17




          Appeal No. 1997-2182                                                        
          Application 08/137,443                                                      
          ineffective amounts and proportions.  See, Atlas Powder Co. v.              
          E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co, 750 F.2d 1569, 1576, 224 USPQ                 
          409, 414 (Fed. Cir. 1984) citing In re Dinh-Nguyen, 492 F.2d                
          856, 858, 859, 181 USPQ 46, 48 (CCPA 1974).  Accordingly, for               
          all the above reasons, we reverse the rejection of claims 1                 
          through 52 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph.                          
                                       SUMMARY                                        
               The rejection of claims 1 through 22 under 35 U.S.C. §                 
          112, first paragraph, is reversed.                                          






               The decision of the examiner is reversed.                              
          REVERSED.                                                                   





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