Ex Parte SIMON et al - Page 8




                 Appeal No. 2001-1118                                                                                                               
                 Application 09/262,690                                                                                                             
                          For the above reasons, the rejection of (1) claims 11, 13, 14, 16 and 17 as being                                         
                 anticipated under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) by Chakravorty, (2) claim 12 as being unpatentable under                                      
                 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Chakravorty in view of Nakajima, and (3) claims 15 and 18-27 as being                                         
                 unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Chakravorty in view of Hoshino cannot be sustained.                                        
                          The examiner’s rejection of claims 11-27 is reversed.                                                                     


                                                                  REVERSED                                                                          


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                                  SALLY C. MEDLEY                             )                                                                     
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                 cc:      Kevin R. Casey, Esq.                                                                                                      
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