Appeal No. 1998-0045 Application 08/699,135 obviousness. Therefore, we are constrained to reverse the rejection of claims 1 through 8 and 12. With respect to claims 9 through 11 and 13, the reference patent to Plante does not alleviate the shortcomings of the basic references discussed above. The rejection of these claims is also reversed. REVERSED WILLIAM F. PATE, III ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT JOHN P. McQUADE ) APPEALS AND Administrative Patent Judge ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) JENNIFER D. BAHR ) Administrative Patent Judge ) 6Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007