Appeal No. 2002-0933 Application No. 09/325,944 through 7, 9, 14 and 15 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) based on Rague has not been sustained; d) the rejection of claim 8 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Rague and Fischell has not been sustained; and e) the rejection of claims 10 through 13 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) has not been sustained. In light of the foregoing, the decision of the examiner is REVERSED. REVERSED NEAL E. ABRAMS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT CHARLES E. FRANKFORT ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) )Page: Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007