Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit June 5, 2002, No. 02-1150 (In re Conte)

DECISION

LOURIE, Circuit Judge.

Francis L. Conte appeals from the decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences affirming the rejection of claims 1 and 4-10 of U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 08/331,851 as obvious under 35 U.S.C. § 103. Ex parte Conte, Appeal No.2000-2033, slip op. at 9 (Bd. Pat.App. & Inter. Sept. 20, 2001) (Paper No.