Ex parte KAMBOJ et al.; Ex parte FOLDES et al. - Page 80


                  Appeal No.  1997-3221                                                                                          
                  Application No.  08/249,241                                                                                    

                          A time period in which appellants may file an amendment for the purpose                                
                  stated in § 1.196(c) is hereby set to expire TWO MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF                                       
                  THIS DECISION.                                                                                                 
                  Summary:                                                                                                       
                          We affirm the examiner’s rejection of claims 23 and 24 under 35 U.S.C.   §                             
                  102(b) as being anticipated by Cutting.                                                                        
                          We reverse the examiner’s rejection of claims 1, 4, 7, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18,                         
                  19, 26, and 42-49 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over                                
                  Heinemann in view of Puckett, Sun, Schofield and Grenningloh.                                                  
                          We reverse the examiner’s rejection of claims 23, 24 and 27 are rejected                               
                  under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Heinemann in view of Puckett,                                 
                  Sun, Schofield and Grenningloh as applied to claims 1, 4, 7, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18,                           
                  19, 26, and 42-49 above, and further in view of Cutting.                                                       
                          No time period for taking subsequent action in connection with thisn appeal                            
                  may be extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a).                                                                       

                                         AFFIRMED-IN-PART, 37 CFR § 1.196(c)                                                     

















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