Ex Parte BECKER et al - Page 8

          Appeal No. 2003-0740                                                        
          Application No. 09/099,188                                                  


               For the foregoing reasons and those set forth in the Brief and         
          Reply Brief, we determine that the examiner has not established a           
          prima facie case of obviousness in view of the reference evidence.          
          Accordingly, we cannot sustain any of the grounds of rejection on           
          appeal.                                                                     
               The decision of the examiner is reversed.                              
          REVERSED                                                                    



                         THOMAS A. WALTZ               )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              
                                                       )                              
                                                       )                              
                                                       )                              
                                                       ) BOARD OF PATENT              
                         CATHERINE TIMM                )     APPEALS                  
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )       AND                    
                                                       )  INTERFERENCES               
                                                       )                              
                                                       )                              
                                                       )                              
                         BEVERLY A. PAWLIKOWSKI        )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              


          TAW/jrg                                                                     






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