Ex Parte FORBES et al - Page 12




          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 )                                
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                                                       )) BOARD OF PATENT             
                         CHARLES E. FRANKFORT          )     APPEALS                  
                         Administrative Patent Judge )       AND                      
                                                       )  INTERFERENCES               
                                                       )                              
                                                       )                              
                         JOHN F. GONZALES              )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge )                                



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