Appeal No. 1999-2446 Page 31
Application No. 08/705,592
doctrine of double patenting is affirmed; the decision of the
examiner to reject claims 6, 7, 9 to 17 and 19 to 25 under 35
U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, is reversed; the decision of
the examiner to reject claims 6, 7, 9 to 17 and 19 to 25 under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Stacy is reversed;
and the decision of the examiner to reject claims 6, 7, 9
to 17 and 19 to 25 under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Scott is affirmed
with respect to claims 6, 7, 9, 13, 14, 17, 21 and 22, and
reversed with respect to claims 10 to 12, 15, 16, 19, 20 and
23 to 25.
Since at least one rejection of each of the appealed
claims has been affirmed, the decision of the examiner is
affirmed.
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