Ex parte GRAAB et al. - Page 9




          Appeal No. 1998-1002                                                        
          Application No. 08/390,175                                                  


          subject matter, as the aforesaid claimed subject matter                     
          requires features that cannot be achieved by combining the                  
          four references.  Uniroyal Inc. v Rudkin-Wiley Corp., 837 F.2d              
          1044, 1051, 5 USPQ2d 1434, 1438 (Fed. Cir.), cert denied, 488               
          U.S. 825 (1988).  Accordingly, the examiner has not                         
          established a prima facie case of obviousness.                              
          The rejection of the examiner is not sustained.                             


                                      REVERSED                                        


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                         EDWARD C. KIMLIN              )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              
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                                                       )  BOARD OF PATENT             
                         JOHN D. SMITH                 )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )   APPEALS AND                
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                         PAUL LIEBERMAN                     )                         
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              
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