Appeal No. 96-1078 Application No. 07/960,887 The decision of the examiner rejecting claims 1 through 11 under the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112 is reversed, and the decision of the examiner rejecting claims 1 through 11 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed as to claims 1 through 3, 6, 7 and 9 through 11, and is reversed as to claims 4, 5 and 8. In summary, the decision of the examiner is affirmed-in-part. No period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a). AFFIRMED-IN-PART KENNETH W. HAIRSTON ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT LEE E. BARRETT ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) ANITA PELLMAN GROSS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) lp 9Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007