Appeal No. 2001-0772 Application No. 09/052,429 Conclusion The rejection of claims 1-5 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over the combined teachings of Unger, Rubber Technology and Kotani is reversed. The rejection of claims 6 and 7 as unpatentable over the combined teachings of Unger, Rubber Technology, Kotani and Alia is also reversed. REVERSED ADRIENE LEPIANE HANLON ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT TERRY J. OWENS ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) MARK NAGUMO ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ALH/lp 7Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007