Ex Parte SHIMODA et al - Page 5

          Appeal No. 2002-0417                                                        
          Application No. 08/973,213                                                  

          sitting at room temperature for 48 hours must take place at a               
          specific point in the claimed process, i.e., between the winding            
          and rewinding steps (page 6 of Answer, penultimate paragraph).              
               In conclusion, based on the foregoing, it is our judgment              
          that the examiner has not established a prima facie case of                 
          obviousness for the claimed invention.  Accordingly, the                    
          examiner's decision rejecting the appealed claims is reversed.              
                                      REVERSED                                        


                         EDWARD C. KIMLIN              )                              
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                         THOMAS A. WALTZ               ) BOARD OF PATENT              
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                         JEFFREY T. SMITH              )                              
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