Appeal No. 1997-3820
Application 08/336,040
coupled thereto, we are reversing the rejections of claim 11
and its dependent claims 12-18.
The combined effect of our initial decision and this
decision on reconsideration is that (a) the § 103 rejection
based on Mesfin in view of Nishigaki is affirmed with respect
to claims 1-6, 9, 10, and 19-22 and reversed with respect to
claims 11-14, (b) the § 103 rejection based on Mesfin in view
of Nishigaki and Swindler is affirmed with respect to claim 7
and reversed with respect to claims 8 and 15-18, and (c) a new
§ 103 rejection
of claim 8 based on Mesfin in view of Nishigaki and Mitcham
has been entered pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.196(b).
RECONSIDERATION GRANTED
JOHN C. MARTIN )
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