Ex Parte Metzger - Page 7

              Appeal No. 2003-1928                                                                                      
              Application No. 09/511,833                                                                                

                                                     CONCLUSION                                                         
                     The rejections of claims 1 to 12, as unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious              
              over the combination of Fan and Chang and the combination of Fan and Shuman are                           
              reversed.                                                                                                 


                                                      REVERSED                                                          




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                                   THOMAS A. WALTZ                           )                                          
                                   Administrative Patent Judge               )                                          
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                                                                             ) BOARD OF PATENT                          
                                   PAUL LIEBERMAN                            )        APPEALS                           
                                   Administrative Patent Judge               )            AND                           
                                                                             )  INTERFERENCES                           
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                                   JEFFREY T. SMITH                          )                                          
                                   Administrative Patent Judge               )                                          




              JTS/gjh                                                                                                   

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