Appeal No. 1999-1634 Application 08/729,399 In view of the foregoing, we reverse the rejection of independent claims 1, 7 and 9 on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 102. Because Nakamura does not appear to cure the deficiencies of McClure, the rejection of the respective dependent claims under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is also reversed. Therefore, the decision of the examiner is reversed. REVERSED James D. Thomas ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT Jerry Smith ) Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) ) INTERFERENCES ) Anita Pellman Gross ) Administrative Patent Judge ) JDT/cam 6Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007