Appeal No. 1997-1731 Application No. 08/377,924 achieved by reliance upon impermissible hindsight. It is for this reason that we cannot support the rejection of appellant’s claims based upon the applied prior art. In summary, this panel of the board has not sustained the rejection of claims 7, 9 through 16, 18, 19, and 39 through 44 under 35 U.S.C. § 103. The decision of the examiner is reversed. REVERSED IRWIN CHARLES COHEN ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT NEAL E. ABRAMS ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) 6Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007