Appeal No. 1999-2173 Application No. 08/865,952 C. Summary The rejection of claim 1 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) over Beyer is reversed. The rejection of claims 1, 2, 3 and 5 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) over Buran is reversed. The rejection of claims 2, 3, 4, 13 and 14 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over Beyer is reversed. The rejection of claims 6, 7, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 21 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over Buran is reversed. The rejection of claims 8, 9 and 18 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over Buran in view of either Longo or Anand is reversed. The decision of the examiner is reversed. REVERSED TERRY J. OWENS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT THOMAS A. WALTZ ) APPEALS AND Administrative Patent Judge ) INTERFERENCES 9Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007