Appeal No. 1997-4387 Application 08/308,963 The rejection of claims 1 through 10, 15, and 16 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, has been affirmed. The rejections of claims 1 through 4, 7 through 10, 15, and 16 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 have been reversed. No time period for taking any subsequent action in con- nection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a). AFFIRMED CHARLES E. FRANKFORT ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT WILLIAM F. PATE, III ) APPEALS AND Administrative Patent Judge ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) LAWRENCE J. STAAB ) Administrative Patent Judge ) WFP:psb 10Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007