Ex parte NIKKEL et al. - Page 9




          Appeal No. 1999-1718                                                        
          Application 08/786,742                                                      


          21, are such that the subject matter as a whole would have                  
          been obvious at the time the invention was made to a person                 
          having ordinary skill in the art.  Therefore, we shall not                  
          sustain any of the standing                                                 
          35 U.S.C. § 103(a) rejections of these claims.                              


               The decision of the examiner is reversed.                              


                                      REVERSED                                        









                                                                                     
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               JOHN P. McQUADE                         )     APPEALS                  
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