Appeal No. 1998-1917 Application No. 08/766,984 In summary, with respect to the Examiner’s 35 U.S.C. § 103 rejection of the appealed claims, we have sustained the rejection of claims 1, 3, 4, and 6 but have not sustained the rejection of claims 5, 7, and 9-15. Therefore, the Examiner’s decision rejecting claims 1, 3-7, and 9-15 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 KENNETH W. HAIRSTON ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT JOSEPH F. RUGGIERO ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) ANITA PELLMAN GROSS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) jg 14Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007