Appeal No. 1997-3770 Application No. 08/451,888 The rejection of claims 1, 8, 9, 25, 31, 32, 38, and 40 through 42 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Froeschmann in combination with Schwind and Butke is affirmed. The decision of the examiner 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 CHUNG PAK ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT THOMAS WALTZ ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) PAUL LIEBERMAN ) 12Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007