Appeal No. 1999-2425 Application 08/659,380 benefit of a convex bottom disclosed by Wentz, is simply flat. DECISION The rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 103 of claims 1-3, 9 and 11 over Wentz in view of Reinhard and Gordon, claims 4-8 over Wentz in view of Reinhard, Gordon and Ashbridge, and claim 10 over Wentz in view of Reinhard, Gordon and Novak, are reversed. REVERSED ) EDWARD C. KIMLIN ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT TERRY J. OWENS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) ) INTERFERENCES ) THOMAS A. WALTZ ) Administrative Patent Judge ) 9Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007