Appeal No. 1999-2775 Application No. 08/549,847 In summary: the decision of the examiner to reject claims 13 and 15 through 17 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 based on the collective teachings of Lubbering '242 and Peter or the Vortec Catalog is affirmed, while the examiner's decision to reject claims 1, 2, 5 through 7 and 14 on the same statutory basis is reversed. Accordingly, the decision of the examiner 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 NEAL E. ABRAMS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) )) BOARD OF PATENT CHARLES E. FRANKFORT ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) JOHN F. GONZALES ) Administrative Patent Judge ) 12Page: Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007