Ex Parte BYRNE et al - Page 5

                  Appeal No. 2002-1894                                                                                                                    
                  Application No. 09/195,870                                                                                                              


                                                                      DECISION                                                                            
                           The decision of the examiner rejecting claims 1 through 29 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) is                                         
                  reversed.                                                                                                                               
                                                                     REVERSED                                                                             


                                             KENNETH W. HAIRSTON                          )                                                               
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                                             LEE E. BARRETT                               )        BOARD OF PATENT                                        
                                            Administrative Patent Judge                  )        APPEALS AND                                            
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                                             HOWARD B. BLANKENSHIP                        )                                                               
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