Appeal No. 1998-3027 Application No. 08/546,179 fingers.” Takenouchi adds nothing with regard to the deficiencies of the references discussed supra relative to this limitation. We have sustained the rejection of claim 16 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 but we have not sustained the rejections of claims 1, 5, 9, 11, 12 and 17 under 35 U.S.C. § 103. Accordingly, the examiner’s decision is affirmed-in-part. No period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a). AFFIRMED-IN-PART ERROL A. KRASS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT JERRY SMITH ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) LEE E. BARRETT ) 10Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007