Appeal No. 2000-0053 Application 08/829,863 a prima facie case of obviousness of the appellants’ claimed invention. Accordingly, we reverse the examiner’s rejection. DECISION The rejection of claims 1-18 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Clay in view of Sydansk or Smith is reversed. REVERSED ) CHUNG K. PAK ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT TERRY J. OWENS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) ) INTERFERENCES ) BEVERLY A. PAWILIKOWSKI ) Administrative Patent Judge ) Marathon Oil Company P. O. Box 4813 Room 2519 Houston, TX 77210 TJO/ki 7Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Last modified: November 3, 2007