Ex Parte WARD et al - Page 7



          Appeal No. 2003-1373                                                        
          Application No. 09/430,631                                                  

                                       DECISION                                       
               The decision of the examiner rejecting claims 1 through 7, 10,         
          11, 13 through 16, 18 through 22, 24 and 25 under 35 U.S.C.                 
          § 103(a) is reversed.                                                       
                                       REVERSED                                       


                         JAMES D. THOMAS               )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              
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                                                       ) BOARD OF PATENT              
                         KENNETH W. HAIRSTON           )     APPEALS                  
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )       AND                    
                                                       )  INTERFERENCES               
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                         ALLEN R. MACDONALD            )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              




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