Appeal No. 1997-3211 Application No. 08/457,789 In conclusion, since, Appellants’ Affidavit under 37 CFR § 1.131 is sufficient to antedate the Farrell reference, the Examiner’s decision to reject claims 34-44 is reversed. REVERSED ) ERROL A. KRASS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT JERRY SMITH ) Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) ) INTERFERENCES ) JOSEPH F. RUGGIERO ) Administrative Patent Judge ) JFR:hh 7Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007