Appeal No. 1996-0756 Paper No. 24 Application No. 08/027,853 Page 5 DECISION We affirm the examiner's rejection of claims 1-12 over 35 U.S.C. § 103. The period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal will be extended only under the limited circumstances provided in 37 CFR § 1.136(b). AFFIRMED FRED E. McKELVEY, Senior ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) RICHARD E. SCHAFER ) BOARD OF PATENT Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) RICHARD TORCZON ) Administrative Patent Judge ) cc: Edward A. Meilman OSTROLENK, FABER, GERB, & SOFFEN 1180 AVE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK NY 10036-8403Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5Last modified: November 3, 2007