Appeal No. 96-1869 Application 08/086,494 NEW GROUND OF REJECTION Under the authority of 37 CFR 1.196(b), this panel of the board introduces the following new rejection. Claims 9, 10, and 16 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph as being indefinite (inaccurate), for the reasons explained, supra. In summary, this panel of the board has: reversed the rejection of claims 3, 7, 8 , 11 and 15 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Stapleton in view of Noble and Miles; and reversed the rejection of claims 1 through 16 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Stapleton in view of Noble, Miles, and Young. A new rejection has also been introduced. 9Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007