Appeal No. 2006-3367 Page 5 Application No. 09/849,927 The obviousness rejections of claims 3, 17, 18, and 28 are reversed because the teachings of Perreault and Yen fail to cure the noted shortcomings in the teachings of the admitted prior art and DiToro. DECISION The decision of the examiner rejecting claims 1 through 4, 6 through 21, and 23 through 29 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) is reversed. REVERSED ) Kenneth W. Hairston ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT Errol A. Krass ) Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) ) INTERFERENCES ) Jerry Smith ) Administrative Patent Judge ) KWH/eldPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007