Ex Parte BOSE - Page 9


          Appeal No. 2002-0181                                                        
          Application No. 08/476,497                                                  

          parent application, in combination with any other prior art,                
          under 35 U.S.C. § 102 and/or under 35 U.S.C. § 103.3                        
                                       Summary                                        
               In addition to a remand, we reverse the rejection under 35             
          U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, of appealed claims 19, 21, and              
          22 as indefinite.  We also reverse the rejection under 35 U.S.C.            
          § 102(b) of appealed claims 1 through 5, 7, 16 through 20, and              
          22 as anticipated by Singh.  Additionally, we reverse the                   
          rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) of appealed claims 1 through             
          7, 16, 18, 21, and 22 as anticipated by Toibana.                            
               The decision of the examiner is reversed.                              

















                                                                                     
               3  We attach copies of these references for the examiner’s             
          convenience.  See Ex parte Bose, Appeal No. 1996-4112 (Aug. 30,             
          2000)(copy attached).                                                       

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