Ex Parte Schwartz - Page 8




          Appeal No. 2003-1941                                                        
          Application No. 09/981,100                                 Page 8           


                                     CONCLUSION                                       
               The decision of the examiner to reject claims 1-3 and 8-10             
          under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over APA in view             
          of Groll and to reject claims 4-7 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as               
          being unpatentable over APA in view of Groll and Porter is                  
          reversed.                                                                   


                                      REVERSED                                        



                         BRADLEY R. GARRIS             )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              
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                                                       ) BOARD OF PATENT              
                         THOMAS A. WALTZ               )     APPEALS                  
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )       AND                    
                                                       )  INTERFERENCES               
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                         PETER F. KRATZ                )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              
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