Ex parte ATKINS et al. - Page 6




          Appeal No. 96-1772                                                          
          Application No. 08/180,648                                                  


          in independent claim 8 which was not argued by appellants.                  
          Moreover, the range would have been obvious to skilled                      
          artisans, within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. 103, because it                   
          would appear meaningless to have a value less than zero or                  
          greater than the number of instructions in the plurality of                 
          instructions.                                                               
               The examiner’s decision rejecting claims 8, 12, 15 and 16              
          under 35 U.S.C. 103 is affirmed.                                            























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