Ex parte HOYT - Page 7




          Appeal No. 96-1596                                                          
          Application No. 08/106,489                                                  


          17 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) since each and every element set                
          forth in these claims is not found in Stull.                                


                                     CONCLUSION                                       
               To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims            
          1, 2, 4, 5, 7 and 8 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) is affirmed and the            
          decision of the examiner to reject claims 6, 9 through 11 and 13            
          through 17 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) is reversed.                            


               No period for taking any subsequent action in connection               
          with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a).                   
                                   AFFIRMED-IN-PART                                   



                         IAN A. CALVERT                )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              
                                                       )                              
                                                       )                              
                                                       )                              
                                                       ) BOARD OF PATENT              
                         LAWRENCE J. STAAB             )     APPEALS                  
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )       AND                    
                                                       )  INTERFERENCES               
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                                                       )                              
                         JEFFREY V. NASE               )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              


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