Appeal No. 1999-2316 Application No. 08/640,262 DECISION The decision of the examiner rejecting claims 45 and 47 through 50 under the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112 is reversed, and the decision of the examiner rejecting claims 4, 6 through 10, 13, 14, 31, 39, 40, 45 and 47 through 50 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) is reversed. REVERSED KENNETH W. HAIRSTON ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT PARSHOTAM S. LALL ) APPEALS AND Administrative Patent Judge ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) ANITA PELLMAN GROSS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) KWH:hh 11Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007