Ex Parte POWERS et al - Page 7




                  Appeal No. 2005-1893                                                                                        Page 7                      
                  Application No. 09/418,536                                                                                                              



                                                                  CONCLUSION                                                                              
                           To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1 to 12, 14 and 18 to                                              
                  28 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by or, in the alternative, under                                                       
                  35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over Skelton is reversed; the decision of the examiner to                                                    
                  reject claims 4 and 12 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Skelton in                                                      
                  view of Rockwell is reversed; and the decision of the examiner to reject claims 13, 15                                                  
                  and 16 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Skelton in view of Powers is                                                    
                  reversed.                                                                                                                               
                                                                    REVERSED                                                                              





                                             CHARLES E. FRANKFORT                                  )                                                      
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                                             JOHN P. McQUADE                                       )         APPEALS                                      
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                                             JEFFREY V. NASE                                       )                                                      
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