Ex parte BATES et al. - Page 10




          Appeal No. 1998-1388                                      Page 10           
          Application No. 08/357,678                                                  


          Goldman and the rejection of claims 4, 6, 10, 12, 15, 17, 20,               
          and 22 as obvious over Goldman in view of Kerr.                             


                                     CONCLUSION                                       
               To summarize, the rejection of claims 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11,               
          13, 14, 16, 18, 19, and 21 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as                      
          anticipated by Goldman is reversed.  Furthermore,  the                      
          rejection of claims 4, 6, 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, and 22 under 35               
          U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over Goldman in view of Kerr is also                
          reversed.                                                                   


                                      REVERSED                                        




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