Appeal No. 1998-2713 Application No. 08/583,295 Abbott, the steps of claim 14 are neither taught by nor would have been suggested by Abbott. In summary, the 35 U.S.C. § 103 rejection of claim 14 is reversed. DECISION The decision of the examiner rejecting claims 1 through 6, 10, 11 and 16 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e), and claim 14 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed. REVERSED KENNETH W. HAIRSTON ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT JOSEPH F. RUGGIERO ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) 7Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007