Appeal No. 1996-3324 Application No. 08/132,969 sustained the 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) rejection of claims 1-4 based on Okuyama as well as the 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, rejection of claims 1-7. Accordingly, the decision of the Examiner rejecting claims 1-7 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 ERROL A. KRASS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT JOSEPH F. RUGGIERO ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) PARSHOTAM S. LALL ) Administrative Patent Judge ) jrg 15Page: Previous 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007