Appeal No. 1998-1417 Application No. 08/526,891 reasonable rebuttal to the appellants’ argument that all of the various pins shown in Figure 3 of Treiber have identical lengths. Because neither of the examiner’s rejections accounts for a crucial claim limitation, we cannot affirm. The decision of the examiner is reversed. REVERSED Charles F. Warren ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT Catherine Timm ) Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) ) INTERFERENCES ) ) Romulo H. Delmendo ) Administrative Patent Judge ) rhd/ 7Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007