REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
Ex Parte Wang et al GAUDETTE 103(a) PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP
method of processing a substrate
Sahbari 6,455,479 B1 Sep. 24, 2002
Lee 6,508,952 B1 Jan. 21, 2003
Luo 6,524,168 B2 Feb. 25, 2003
Sinha 6,551,935 B1 Apr. 22, 2003
Sato 2003/0104762 A1 Jun. 5, 2003

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
Ex Parte HAUPT et al DIXON 103(a) PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS
changer apparatus with a smaller overall depth
Umesaki EP0391424A2 Oct. 10, 1990
Nakamichi 5,864,532 Jan. 26, 1999

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Designs
Ex Parte Morris et al GREEN 103(a) BAKER & DANIELS LLP
implantable medical device
Hannam 5,649,959 Jul. 22, 1997
Carr, Jr. 5,733,337 Mar. 31, 1998
Badylak 6,099,567 Aug. 8, 2000

REVERSED new grounds under 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b)

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
Ex Parte Baciu et al DELMENDO 103(a) KIRTON AND MCCONKIE
composite sheet material
Dunaway 4,898,761 Feb. 6, 1990
Gessner 5,503,907 Apr. 2, 1996
Lubker, II 6,550,212 B2 Apr. 22, 2003


AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
Ex Parte Shuford OWENS 112(1)/103(a) KARL M. STEINS
method for baking a cake
Pillsbury’s Bake Off Cake Cook Book 99 (Pillsbury Publications 1969)

Ex Parte Munshi ROBERTSON 112(2)/102(b)/103(a) CONLEY ROSE, P.C.
lithium ion battery
Beard 5,147,739 Sep. 15, 1992
Alamgir 5,536,599 Jul. 16, 1996
Fujita 6,884,546 Apr. 26, 20053
Fujita WO 01/22519 Mar. 29, 2001

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
Ex Parte Van Oostenbrugge et al BARRETT 102(e)/103(a) PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS
method and apparatus for applying and changing a graphical user interface "skin."
Monteiro 5,778,187 Jul. 07, 1998
Dobronsky 6,784,900 B1 Aug. 31, 2004 (filed Aug. 13, 1999)