Appeal No. 2001-1787 Application 09/374,122 In light of the foregoing, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1 through 4 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by Handweller is not sustained. The examiner’s decision to reject claim 5 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by Sprowls is also not sustained. Thus, the decision of the examiner is reversed. REVERSED CHARLES E. FRANKFORT ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT LAWRENCE J. STAAB ) Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) ) INTERFERENCES ) JEFFREY V. NASE ) Administrative Patent Judge ) CEF:pgg 11Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007