REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
Ex Parte Lach et al OWENS 103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, P.C.
aqueous synthetic resin formulation
Witt GB 2,109,802 A Jun. 8, 1983
Rehmer 5,162,415 Nov. 10, 1992

Ex Parte Barr et al ROBERTSON 103(a) ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LLC
method whereby a computer programmed 3-D image is projected on a work piece with a laser
Telfer 5,681,676 Oct. 28, 1997
Kaufman 6,547,397 B1 Apr. 15, 2003

Ex Parte Charkoudian et al KRATZ 103(a) WOODCOOK WASHBURN LLP
porous membranehaving a heat stable biomolecule resistant surface coating
Stone 3,770,454 Nov. 6, 1973
Barabas 3,941,718 Mar. 2, 1976
Fukutomi 6,484,887 B1 Nov. 26, 2002

Ex Parte Berselli et al OWENS 103(a) YOUNG & THOMPSON
process for manufacturing a tile
Tajima (as translated) JP 63-22965 Jan. 30, 1988
Oliver GB 2,220,445 A Jan. 10, 1990

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
Ex Parte Son et al WHITEHEAD, JR. 102(b)/103(a) MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC
MOS transistor having recessed portions and an impurity doped epitaxial layer
Wu US 6,368,926 B1 Apr. 9, 2002
Chau US 6,765,273 B1 Jul. 20, 2004
Sasaki JP 2002-151682 A May 24, 2002

Ex Parte Ramberg et al GAUDETTE 103(a) HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
ring laser gyroscope
Lu, US 5,457,570, issued Oct. 10, 1995
The mere fact that the prior art may be modified in the manner proposed by the Examiner does not make the modification obvious unless the prior art suggested the desirability of the modification. In re Gordon, 733 F.2d 900, 902 (Fed. Cir. 1984).

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Designs
Ex Parte Schaer et al BARRETT 103(a) PHILIP S. JOHNSON JOHNSON & JOHNSON
system for positioning an ablation catheter
Yang US 6,097,976 Aug. 1, 2000
Vaska US 6,237,605 B1 May 29, 2001
Lesh US 5,971,983 Oct. 26, 1999
Yang US 6,332,880 B1 Dec. 25, 2001

Ex Parte Shao LEBOVITZ 103(a) MICHAEL S. GZYBOWSKI BUTZEL LONG
electronic dart game based on the principle of electromagnetic induction
Fuscone GB 2,086,243 A, 12 May 1982
Gordon US 5,419,565, 30 May 1995
Clark US 4,768,789, 6 Sep. 1988

"Although predictability is a touchstone of obviousness, the ‘predictable result’ discussed in KSR refers not only to the expectation that prior art elements are capable of being physically combined, but also that the combination would have worked for its intended purpose. KSR Int’l Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 127 S. Ct. 1727, 1739-40 (2007)." Depuy Spine, Inc v. Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2008-1240, -1253, -1401, Decided June 1, 2009).

NUIJTEN - AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
Ex Parte Bader et al SIU 101/102(b)/103(a) CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & PAUL, LLP
adapter for allowing a source application running on one computer system to interact with different target applications
Lippert US 6,356,906 B1 Mar. 12, 2002

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
Ex Parte McMichael et al PRATS 103(a) MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP
method of alleviating symptoms of a psychological condition
Siuciak US 5,599,560 Feb. 4, 1997
Frey, II et al. US 2003/0072793 A1 Apr. 17, 2003

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
Ex Parte Brown et al CRAWFORD 102(e)/103(a) GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C.
37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b)
inventory control systems for a material handling system
Radican US 6,148,291 Nov. 14, 2000
Rosenberg US 6,418,416 B1 Jul. 9, 2002
Rash US 2002/0104323 Aug. 8, 2002
Markham US 2003/0158795 Aug. 21, 2003

Ex Parte Schick et al LORIN 102(e)/103(a) Enrique J. Mora, Esquire Beusse, Brownlee, Bowdoin & Wolter, P.A.
method for managing remote mobile assets, such as trucks
Chou US 6,330,499 B1 Dec. 11, 2001