Appeal No. 1999-0772 Application No. 08/600,165 Hence, we must agree with the appellants that the examiner has not established a prima facie case of obviousness within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. § 103. In re Piasecki, 745 F.2d 1468, 1471-72, 223 USPQ 785, 787-88 (Fed. Cir. 1984). The examiner’s rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103 of all the appealed claims as unpatentable over Herzog is reversed. REVERSED EDWARD C. KIMLIN ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT THOMAS A. WALTZ ) Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ROMULO H. DELMENDO ) Administrative Patent Judge ) RHD/kis 7Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007