REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
Ex Parte Ota et al FRANKLIN 102(b)/103(a) DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
Ex Parte Tachibana et al JEFFERY 102(e) IBM CORPORATION

Ex Parte Dettinger et al BARRY 102(e) IBM CORPORATION

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
Ex Parte Williams et al KRIVAK 103(a) INTEL/BSTZBLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN, L.L.P.

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
Ex Parte Kawai CRAWFORD 103(a) FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP

Ex Parte KANE LORIN 102(b) ZARLEY LAW FIRM P.L.C.

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
Ex Parte Barrese MEDLEY 102(b)/103(a) ALSTON & BIRD LLP

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
Ex Parte Roberts et al EASTHOM 102(e) GUERIN & RODRIGUEZ, LLP

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
Ex Parte Zhang et al PATE III 112(1)/103(a) MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD

The accepted definition of the term “connected” is restricted to neither a direct nor an indirect connection, and it is therefore applicable to an indirect connection. Ullstrand v. Coons, 147 F.2d 698, 700, 64 USPQ 580, 581 (CCPA 1945).