Ex parte CHEN et al. - Page 9




          Appeal No. 1998-0527                                                        
          Application No. 08/344,325                                                  
          Hoover (or Nelson) for the                                                  







          limitations of claim 10, we conclude that the examiner has                  
          failed                                                                      
          to establish a prima facie case of obviousness.                             
          In summary, we do not sustain the examiner’s rejection                      
          of claims 3-6 and 8-11 based on the teachings of Hoover and                 
          Nelson.  Therefore, the decision of the examiner rejecting                  
          claims 3-6 and 8-11 is reversed.                                            
                                      REVERSED                                        





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