Ex parte WILKINSON - Page 12




          Appeal No. 1997-0896                                                        
          Application 08/141,610                                                      


          decompression of  standard run length encoding.  Thus, we will              
          sustain the                                                                 
          35 U.S.C. § 103 rejection of claims 33 through 36.                          
               In view of the foregoing, the decision of the Examiner                 
          rejecting claims 1 through 11, 13 through 27, 29 through 37                 
          and 45 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, is reversed,                
          and the decision of the Examiner rejecting claims 1 through                 
          11, 13 through 27, 29 through 32, 37, 38, 40 through 46 and 48              
          through 52 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed; however, the                  
          decision of the Examiner rejecting claims 33 through 36 under               
          35 U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed.                                                
               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                                    





          Kenneth W. Hairston         )                                               
          Administrative Patent Judge )                                               
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               Lee E. Barrett              ) BOARD OF PATENT                          
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