Ex parte KAWANABE - Page 12




          Appeal No. 1998-1937                                                        
          Application No. 08/518,509                                                  


               As to the standing § 103 rejection of claim 5, the                     
          tertiary Ferris reference additionally applied in this                      
          rejection does not render obvious what we have found to be                  
          lacking in the combined teachings of Carson and Holmes.                     
          Accordingly, we also shall not sustain the examiner’s                       
          rejection of claim 5.                                                       
               The decision of the examiner is reversed.                              


                                      REVERSED                                        


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                         IAN A. CALVERT                     )                         
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              
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                                                       ) BOARD OF PATENT              
                         LAWRENCE J. STAAB             )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )   APPEALS AND                
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                         JEFFREY V. NASE               )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              
          LJS:hh                                                                      





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