Ex Parte ECKEL et al - Page 7



          Appeal No. 1999-0527                                                        
          Application No. 08/801,837                                                  

          its definiteness in terms of understanding just what is being               
          claimed.  Admittedly, the claim is broad, but it is not                     
          indefinite.  It is for this reason that the rejection under                 
          35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, must be reversed.                        


               In summary, this panel of the board has:                               

               sustained the rejection of claims 1 through 9 under                    
          35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph; and                                       

               not sustained the rejection of claims 1 through 9 under                
          35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph.                                          


               The decision of the examiner is affirmed.                              


                                      AFFIRMED                                        




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