Appeal No. 2003–0681 Page 5 Application No. 09/169,459 We conclude that the Examiner has failed to establish a prima facie case of obviousness with regard to the subject matter of claims 1-3, 6-11, 13, 15, and 30. CONCLUSION To summarize, the decision of the Examiner to reject claims 1-3, 6-11, 13, 15, and 30 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) is reversed. REVERSED WILLIAM F. SMITH ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT CATHERINE TIMM ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) ERIC GRIMES ) Administrative Patent Judge ) CT/jrgPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007