Appeal No. 1998-2151 Application No. 08/580,823 DECISION The decision of the examiner rejecting claims 2 through 11 under the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112 is affirmed as to claims 2 through 8 and 11, and is reversed as to claims 9 and 10. 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 ) JAMES D. THOMAS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT KENNETH W. HAIRSTON ) Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) ) INTERFERENCES ) JERRY SMITH ) Administrative Patent Judge ) KWH:hh 6Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007