Ex parte HERT et al. - Page 9




          Appeal No. 1999-0268                                                        
          Application No. 08/650,608                                                  


                                      DECISION                                        
               The rejections of claims 1 and 13 under 35 U.S.C.                      
          §§ 102(b) and 103 over either Sakazume or Orikasa, and the                  
          rejection of claims 1, 8 and 13 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over EP               
          ‘280 in view of Epstein ‘859 and Epstein ‘358, are reversed.                


                                      REVERSED                                        




                         EDWARD C. KIMLIN              )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              
                                                       )                              
                                                       )                              
                                                       )                              
                                                       ) BOARD OF PATENT              
                         BRADLEY R. GARRIS             )     APPEALS                  
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )       AND                    
                                                       )  INTERFERENCES               
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                                                       )                              
                                                       )                              
                         TERRY J. OWENS                )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              





          TJO/sld                                                                     

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