Ex Parte Roth - Page 13




                 Appeal No. 2003-1614                                                                                 Page 13                     
                 Application No. 09/817,692                                                                                                       


                 we are unpersuaded of a prima facie case of obviousness.  Therefore, we reverse the                                              
                 obviousness rejection of claims 10-12, 21 and 22, and 18-20; which respectively                                                  
                 depend from claims 7, 13, and 15.                                                                                                
                                                               CONCLUSION                                                                         
                         In summary, the rejection of claims 1-6 under § 101 is reversed.  The rejection of                                       
                 claims 7, 13, and 15 under § 102(e) and the rejection of claims 10-12 and 18-22 under                                            
                 § 103(a) are also reversed.                                                                                                      


                                                                 REVERSED                                                                         





                                          JAMES D. THOMAS                                     )                                                   
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                                          JOSEPH F. RUGGIERO                                  )     APPEALS                                       
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                                          LANCE LEONARD BARRY                                 )                                                   
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