Appeal No. 2005-0138 Application No. 09/618,044 2 USPQ2d 1276, 1278 (Fed. Cir. 1987). Accordingly, the examiner’s rejection of claims 1, 2 and 5-17 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over Fukuhara in view of Hiles is reversed. The decision of the examiner is reversed. REVERSED THOMAS A. WALTZ ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT JEFFREY T. SMITH ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) BEVERLY A. PAWLIKOWSKI ) Administrative Patent Judge ) TAW/jrg Page 6Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007