Appeal No. 1997-3962 Application 08/500,741 sufficient to meet this heavy burden. As noted above, however, determination of this question is not necessary to dispose of this appeal. In summary, we have not sustained the examiner’s rejection of claims 6-9. Therefore, the decision of the examiner rejecting claims 6-9 is reversed. REVERSED Jerry Smith ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) Lee E. Barrett ) BOARD OF PATENT Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) Lance Leonard Barry ) Administrative Patent Judge ) JS/cam 10Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007