Ex parte RAITH et al. - Page 18

          Appeal No. 1997-0622                                                        
          Application No. 08/414,051                                                  


                                      DECISION                                        
               The decision of the examiner rejecting claims 2 through                
          10, 14 through 18 and 21 through 26 under the second paragraph              
          of 35 U.S.C. § 112, and claims 32 and 34 under 35 U.S.C. §                  
          102(e) is affirmed.  All of the examiner’s other rejections                 
          are reversed.  Accordingly, the decision of the examiner is                 
          affirmed-in-part.                                                           
               No time period for taking any subsequent action in                                                                     
          connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR                    
          § 1.136(a).                                                                 
                                  AFFIRMED-IN-PART                                    




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