The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 25 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte RICHARD C. MARLOR and PAUL W. SALVI _____________ Appeal No. 2003-1246 Application 08/393,617 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before MARTIN, BARRETT, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges. MARTIN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-4, all of the pending claims, under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a).1 We reverse. A. The invention The invention relates to solder glass compositions which become molten at from about 388° C to about 466° C and can be employed with quartz-to-metal seals in electrical devices 1 The rejection of claims 4 and 6 was withdrawn in the Answer (at 10). 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007