Ex parte HAMMANG et al. - Page 11

                  Appeal No. 1999-1510                                                                                        
                  Application No. 08/447,997                                                                                  

                                                             Summary                                                          
                         We reverse the rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph,                                    
                  because the claims are not indefinite.  We reverse the rejections under 35 U.S.C.                           
                  § 103 because the references cited by the examiner provide no motivation to                                 
                  combine the elements of the claimed invention.                                                              


                                                        REVERSED                                                              


                                        Toni R. Scheiner                    )                                                
                                        Administrative Patent Judge          )                                                
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                                        Demetra J. Mills                    )                                                
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                                        Eric Grimes                         )                                                
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