Appeal No. 2000-1474 Page 23 Application No. 08/962,902 Wood, 582 F.2d 638, 642, 199 USPQ 137, 140 (CCPA 1978). Thus, it follows that the decision of the examiner to reject claim 23 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is also affirmed. CONCLUSION To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1, 3, 13, 19 and 31 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) is affirmed; the decision of the examiner to reject claims 20 and 21 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) or, in the alternative, under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed; the decision of the examiner to reject claims 4, 5, 7, 9-12, 14-18, 23, 32 and 33 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed; and the decision of the examiner to reject claims 2, 8, 22, 24-30 and 34-37 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed.Page: Previous 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007