Appeal No. 1996-3162 Application 08/227,897 application, abandonment or a second appeal, this case should be returned to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences for final action on the affirmed rejection, including any timely request for rehearing thereof. No time period for taking any subsequent action in con-nection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a). AFFIRMED-IN-PART, 37 CFR § 1.196(b) IAN A. CALVERT ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT WILLIAM F. PATE, III ) APPEALS AND Administrative Patent Judge ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) JOHN P. McQUADE ) Administrative Patent Judge ) 15Page: Previous 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007