Appeal No. 1998-0587 Application 08/385,253 Squires. Abbott was applied only to meet the further feature of partial response maximum likelihood detection channel added by claim 11 to claim 1, claim 24 to claim 17, and claim 26 to claim 25. Accordingly, we also do not sustain the rejection of claims 11, 24 and 26. Conclusion The rejection of claims 1-10, 12-23, 25, and 27-32 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Squires is reversed. The rejection of claims 11, 24 and 26 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Squires and Abbott is also reversed. REVERSED FRED E. McKELVEY, Senior ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) 7Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007