Appeal No. 1997-4438
Application No. 08/173,431
DECISION
The decision of the examiner rejecting claims 1, 2, 4-13,
and 20 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) is sustained. The decision of
the examiner rejecting claims 1, 2, 4-11, and 20 under 35
U.S.C. § 102(b) is sustained. The decision of the examiner
rejecting claims 12 and 13 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) or, in the
alternative,
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is sustained. The decision of the
examiner rejecting claims 14-18 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is
reversed. Accordingly, the decision of the examiner is
affirmed-in-part.
No time period for taking any subsequent action in
connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 C.F.R.
§ 1.136(a).
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
KENNETH W. HAIRSTON )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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