Ex parte CHEN et al. - Page 20




          Appeal 97-1458                                                              
          Application 08/329,940                                                      

                    3.   The examiner's rejection of claim 14 under the               
          second paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112 as being indefinite is                  
          reversed.                                                                   
                    4.   The examiner's rejection of claims 1, 2, 4-5,                
          13-15 and 19 as being unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over               
          Geiger, U.S. Patent 4,038,276 (1977) is reversed.                           

               D.   Time for taking action                                            
               No time period for taking any subsequent action in                     
          connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR                    
          § 1.136(a).                                                                 

                   REVERSED-IN-PART; VACATED and REMANDED-IN-PART                     





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