Appeal No. 2002-1192 Application 09/256,383 In summary, we note that the decision of the examiner to reject claims 17 and 18 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) has not been sustained. In addition, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 4 through 6, 9, 10, 15 and 17 through 20 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) has not been sustained. Accordingly, the decision of the examiner is reversed. REVERSED NEAL E. ABRAMS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT CHARLES E. FRANKFORT ) Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) ) INTERFERENCES ) JEFFREY V. NASE ) Administrative Patent Judge ) CEF:pgg 9Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007