Appeal No. 96-0088 Application No. 08/038,426 DECISION The rejection of claims 1 and 4 through 27 under the second paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112 is reversed. The rejection of 3, 19, 23 and 25 under the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112 is reversed. The rejection of claims 1, 4, 5, 7, 16, 23 and 27 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being clearly anticipated by Lyons is affirmed. The rejection of claims 1, 4 through 9 and 16 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Bowers ‘302 is affirmed. The rejection of claims 23 and 27 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Bowers ‘302 is reversed. The rejection of claims 1, 4, 5, 16, 18, 23 and 27 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being clearly anticipated by Bowers ‘050 is affirmed. The rejection of claims 1, 4 through 12, 14, 16, and 23 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being clearly anticipated by Robinson ‘483 is affirmed. The rejection of claims 1, 4 through 14, 16, 18 through 21, 23 through 25 and 27 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being 18Page: Previous 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007