Ex Parte GOULD et al - Page 6

                 Appeal No.  2002-2284                                                        Page 6                  
                 Application No.  09/176,492                                                                          
                                                                                                                     
                 evidence necessary to meet his burden of establishing a prima facie case of                          
                 obviousness.                                                                                         
                        Accordingly we reverse the rejection of claim 3 under 35 U.S.C.                               
                 § 103 as obvious over Almeida in view of Taub, Bettger and Zhaolie.                                  
                                                    REVERSED                                                          



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