Ex Parte SHEPARD et al - Page 11




              Appeal No. 2002-0679                                                                         11                
              Application No. 08/684,351                                                                                     

              The rejection of claims 1 through 21, 23 through 28, 30, 45 and 48 under 35                                    
              U.S.C. §103(a) as being unpatentable over Smith in view of Martin and Kralik is reversed.                      
              The rejection of claims 1 through 3, 5 through 7, 9 through 13, 15 through 19,                                 
              21, 23 through 26, 28, 30, 45 and 48 under the judicially created doctrine of                                  
              obviousness-type double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1 through 25 of U. S.                      
              Patent No. 5,952,065 is affirmed.                                                                              
              The decision of the examiner is affirmed-in-part.                                                              
              No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal may                             
              be extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a).                                                                           


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