Appeal No. 96-3950 Application No. 08/131,056 In summary, the Examiner's rejection of claims 1, 2, and 4-6 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) and 35 U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed. The Examiner's rejection of claim 3 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) and 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed. Therefore, the decision of the Examiner rejecting claims 1-6 is affirmed-in-part. 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 ERROL A. KRASS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) 17Page: Previous 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007