Appeal No. 96-2693 Application No. 08/018,972 that MWRK teaches determining the CachedFileHandles. On page 184, MWRK teaches this entry to keep a number of files open, "ensuring optimal performance". In view of the foregoing, the decision of the Examiner rejecting claims 1 and 5 through 12 under 35 U.S.C. § 102 and claims 3 and 4 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed. No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a). AFFIRMED ) ) Jerry Smith Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT Michael R. Fleming ) Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) ) INTERFERENCES ) Stuart N. Hecker ) Administrative Patent Judge ) dm 9Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007