Appeal No. 1997-3221 Application No. 08/249,241 We reverse the examiner’s rejection of claim 31 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the combination of McNamara and Sommer ‘90. 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 71 Paper No. 18, received March 22, 1999. 98Page: Previous 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007