Appeal No. 1998-2311 Application No. 08/401,869 In conclusion, since the Examiner has not established a prima facie case of obviousness, the 35 U.S.C. § 103 rejection of independent claims 1, 12, 19, and 22 and claims 3-11, 13, 14, 16-18, 20, 21, and 23-37 dependent thereon, cannot be sustained. Therefore, the decision of the Examiner rejecting claims 1, 3-14, and 16-37 is reversed. REVERSED ) KENNETH W. HAIRSTON ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT ERROL A. KRASS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) ) INTERFERENCES ) JOSEPH F. RUGGIERO ) Administrative Patent Judge ) JFR:hh 13Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007