Appeal No. 1999-0170 Application No. 08/588,020 independent claims 1, 6, 15, and 22, as well as claims 2-5, 7- 10 13, 14, 16, 17, 20, 21, 23, and 24 dependent thereon, is not sustained. Therefore, the decision of the Examiner rejecting claims 1-10, 13-17, and 20-24 is reversed. REVERSED JOSEPH F. RUGGIERO ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT PARSHOTAM S. LALL ) APPEALS AND Administrative Patent Judge ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) HOWARD B. BLANKENSHIP ) Administrative Patent Judge ) JFR:hh 12Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007