Ex parte LONG et al. - Page 8




          Appeal No. 1998-2642                                                        
          Application No. 08/697,339                                                  


          and thus does not remedy the deficiencies of Staniforth.                    
               For the foregoing reasons, we determine that the examiner              
          has not established a prima facie case of obviousness.                      
          Accordingly, the rejection of the claims on appeal under 35                 
          U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Staniforth in view of                     
          Burgess is reversed.                                                        
               The decision of the examiner is reversed.                              
                                                                                     
                                      REVERSED                                        


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                         CHARLES F. WARREN             )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              
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                         THOMAS A. WALTZ               )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )   APPEALS AND                
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                         JEFFREY T. SMITH              )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              
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          KIRK M. HARTUNG                                                             
          ZARLEY, McKEE, THOMTE,                                                      
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