Ex Parte Button et al - Page 6




          Appeal No. 2003-0030                                                         
          Application No. 09/660,871                                                   


          recitation appearing in all independent claims on appeal.  It is             
          for the reasons set forth above that the rejection under                     
          35 U.S.C. § 102(b) on appeal cannot be sustained.                            


               The decision of the examiner is reversed.                               



                                       REVERSED                                        



                         IRWIN CHARLES COHEN            )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge    )                              
                                                        )                              
                                                        )                              
                                                        )                              
                                                        ) BOARD OF PATENT              
                         CHARLES E. FRANKFORT           )     APPEALS                  
                         Administrative Patent Judge    )       AND                    
                                                        )  INTERFERENCES               
                                                        )                              
                                                        )                              
                                                        )                              
                         LAWRENCE J. STAAB              )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge    )                              


          ICC/lbg                                                                      





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