Appeal No. 97-0544 Page 9 Application No. 08/177,108 30 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over Smith in view of Dorfman, Shantz, and Caulfield further in view of Mori or Omar. CONCLUSION To summarize, the examiner’s rejection of claims 16-30 under 35 U.S.C. § 112 is affirmed. His rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 103, however, are reversed. No period for taking subsequent action concerning this appeal may be extended under 37 C.F.R. § 1.136(a). AFFIRMED KENNETH W. HAIRSTON ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT LEE E. BARRETT ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCESPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007