Ex parte HORI - Page 12

            Appeal No. 1997-4190                                                                        
            Application No. 08/221,721                                                                  


            “beating a dead horse” by addressing other claim limitations                                
            which may not be adequately taught or suggested by the applied                              
            references.                                                                                 
                  The examiner’s decision rejecting claims 1 through 6 and                              
            8 through 20 under 35 U.S.C. 103 is reversed.                                               


                                               REVERSED                                                 





                              ERROL A. KRASS                       )                                    
                              Administrative Patent Judge          )                                    
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                              JERRY SMITH                          ) BOARD OF PATENT                    
                              Administrative Patent Judge          )   APPEALS AND                      
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                              JOSEPH L. DIXON                      )                                    
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            ek/rwk                                                                                      
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