Appeal No. 1998-2552 Application No. 08/292,977 claim 33 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) or 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over Takahashi is reversed. The rejection of claim 31 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over Takahashi in view of Baumgart is reversed. The decision of the examiner is reversed. REVERSED TERRY J. OWENS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT THOMAS A. WALTZ ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) CATHERINE TIMM ) Administrative Patent Judge ) TAW/jrg ROBERT E. BUSHNELL SUITE 300 1511 K STREET N.W. WASHINGTON, DC 20005-1202 8Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007