Ex Parte GILBERT et al - Page 6

          Appeal No. 2000-1741                                                        
          Application No. 08/654,401                                                  


          may be collected.                                                           
               In any event, since the examiner has not convincingly                  
          explained how or why the applied references suggest an explicit             
          claim limitation, albeit a negative one, no prima facie case of             
          obviousness has been established.                                           
               The examiner’s decision rejecting claims 1, 4-7 and 10-22              
          under 35 U.S.C. 103 is reversed.                                            
                                      REVERSED                                        





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          EK/RWK                                                                      

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