Ex Parte Spiegel - Page 9



             Appeal 2006-2155                                                                                    
             Application 10/747,179                                                                              
                   The Examiner, therefore, has not established a prima facie case of                            
             anticipation of the invention claimed in the Appellant’s claim 4 or claims 5-7, 9,                  
             12, and 13 that depend directly or indirectly therefrom.                                            
                                                  DECISION                                                       
                   The rejection of claims 1-20 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, written                  
             description requirement, is reversed.  The rejection of under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)                    
             over McKee is affirmed as to claims 1-3, 8, 10, 11, and 14-20, and reversed as to                   
             claims 4-7, 9, 12, and 13.                                                                          
                   No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this                       
             appeal may be extended under 37 C.F.R. § 1.136(a).                                                  
                                            AFFIRMED-IN-PART                                                     



             jlb                                                                                                 
             H. Jay Spiegel                                                                                      
             P.O. Box 11                                                                                         
             Mount Vernon, VA  22121                                                                             










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