Ex Parte PAYNE - Page 13




          Appeal No. 2002-1717                                      Page 13           
          Application No. 09/089,153                                                  


                                     CONCLUSION                                       
               To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims            
          1-9 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Schofield et           
          al. in view of Gauthier is affirmed with respect to claim 1 and             
          reversed with respect to claims 2-9.                                        
               No time period for taking any subsequent action in                     
          connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR                    
          § 1.136(a).                                                                 


                                  AFFIRMED-IN-PART                                    





                         LEE E. BARRETT                )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              
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                                                       )                              
                                                       )                              
                                                       ) BOARD OF PATENT              
                         STUART S. LEVY                )     APPEALS                  
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )       AND                    
                                                       )  INTERFERENCES               
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                                                       )                              
                         MAHSHID D. SAADAT             )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              

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