Ex parte MASHBURN - Page 7




                 Appeal No. 1998-1068                                                                                                                   
                 Application No. 08/472,833                                                                                                             

                                                                    Conclusion                                                                          

                          The decision of the examiner to reject claims 19 and 29-34 as unpatentable under                                              

                 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over Behn alone or in view of Schultz is reversed.                                                                  

                          No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal may be                                         

                 extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a).                                                                                                      

                                                                    REVERSED                                                                            



                                            EDWARD C. KIMLIN                                      )                                                     
                                            Administrative Patent Judge                           )                                                     
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                                            THOMAS A. WALTZ                                       )                                                     
                                            Administrative Patent Judge                           )   APPEALS AND                                       
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                                            MICHAEL P. TIERNEY                                    )                                                     
                                            Administrative Patent Judge                           )                                                     





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