Ex Parte CHAPMAN - Page 7




          Appeal No. 2001-0680                                                        
          Application No. 09/141,637                                                  


               In light of the foregoing, the examiner’s rejection of claim 9         
          as being unpatentable over Hawkins in view of Ritter and Moore              
          cannot be sustained.                                                        
               Concerning the rejection of claims 1, 3 and 4 further in view          
          of Luders, and the rejection of claim 8 further in view of Luders           
          and Klinger, these additional references have been applied for              
          reasons other than for the deficiencies attributed to Hawkins               
          discussed above.  For this reason, the rejections of these claims           
          also cannot be sustained.                                                   
               The decision of the examiner is reversed.                              


                                       REVERSED                                       

          HARRISON McCANDLISH                          )                              
          Senior Administrative Patent Judge )                                        
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                                                       ) BOARD OF PATENT              
          IRWIN CHARLES COHEN                          )     APPEALS                  
          Administrative Patent Judge                  )       AND                    
                                                       )  INTERFERENCES               
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          LAWRENCE J. STAAB                            )                              
          Administrative Patent Judge                  )                              




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