Appeal No. 2002-0998 Application 09/296,139 supply that which we have indicated to be lacking in the basic combination of Sabo and McGouran. Thus, the examiner’s additional rejection of dependent claims 8, 16 and 17 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) will also not be sustained. In view of the foregoing, the examiner's decision rejecting claims 1 through 3, 5 through 14, 16 and 17 of the present patent application under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) is reversed. REVERSED NEAL E. ABRAMS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT CHARLES E. FRANKFORT ) Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) ) INTERFERENCES ) JOHN P. McQUADE ) Administrative Patent Judge ) CEF:pgg 10Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007