Appeal No. 1999-0297 Page 14
Application No. 08/502,253
obviousness of independent claim 9. As the rejection of each
of the independent claims has been reversed, the rejection of
each of the claims dependent upon independent claims 1, 9, 12,
17, and 22 is also reversed. Accordingly, the decision of the
examiner to reject claims 1-27 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
unpatentable over the combined teachings of DeLuca and Kane is
reversed.
CONCLUSION
To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject
claims 1-27 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed.
REVERSED
KENNETH W. HAIRSTON )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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) BOARD OF PATENT
ANITA PELLMAN GROSS ) APPEALS
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