Ex Parte BIONDO et al - Page 8




              Appeal No. 2003-1289                                                                Page 8                
              Application No. 09/028,796                                                                                


              casket of Whitney for the same rationale as set forth above in our discussion of the                      
              anticipation rejection based on Wible.                                                                    


                     For the reasons set forth above, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 22                  
              to 24, 26 and 27 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Whitney is affirmed.                    


                                                    CONCLUSION                                                          
                     To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 23 and 26 under                        
              35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Wible is affirmed and the decision of the                      
              examiner to reject claims 22 to 24, 26 and 27 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being                           
              anticipated by Whitney is affirmed.                                                                       























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