Ex parte EMMONS et al. - Page 9




          Appeal No. 94-0822                                                          
          Application No. 07/801,992                                                  


          However, appellants' Brief, at page 6, defines Group A as                   
          consisting of claims 1-10, 12-37 and 38-42, whereas the                     
          examiner's § 102/§ 103 rejection over Visca includes claims 1-              
          10, 12-25 and 27-37 (see page 2 of Answer).  Consequently, it               
          would seem that the examiner has withdrawn the rejection of at              
          least some of the appealed claims over Visca.                               
               In conclusion, based on the foregoing, the examiner's                  
          rejection of claim 38 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, fourth paragraph,              
          is affirmed.  The examiner's rejections of the appealed claims              
          under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102 and 103 are reversed.  Accordingly,                  
          the examiner's decision rejecting the appealed claims is                    
          affirmed-in-part.                                                           

















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