Appeal No. 1999-0876 Application No. 08/693,494 The decision of the examiner rejecting claims 1 and 3 through 20 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) over Breeden; claims 1, 11, 12, and 17 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) over Connolly; and claims 3 through 9, 13 through 16, and 18 through 20 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Connolly is reversed. REVERSED MICHAEL R. FLEMING ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT JOSEPH F. RUGGIERO ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) ANITA PELLMAN GROSS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) APG:clm 10Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007