Appeal No. 96-3946 Application No. 08/208,317 The decision of the examiner to reject claims 27, 28, 31, and 32 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph is affirmed. The decision of the examiner to reject claims 1 through 32 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed for claims 1 through 12, 25, and 26 and reversed for claims 13 through 24, and 27 through 32. No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a). AFFIRMED-IN-PART JAMES D. THOMAS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT KENNETH W. HAIRSTON ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) ANITA PELLMAN GROSS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) 18Page: Previous 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007