Ex parte SMITH - Page 9



          Appeal No. 1998-2472                                                        
          Application No. 08/614,324                                                  


                                     CONCLUSION                                       
               The decision of the examiner rejecting claims 4 through 8              
          and 12 through 24 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed as to                   
          claims 4, 7, 8, 12, 15 through 20, and 22 and reversed as to                
          claims 5, 6, 13, 14, 21, 23, and 24.  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                                    





                         JERRY SMITH                   )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              
                                                       )                              
                                                       )                              
                                                       )                              
                                                       ) BOARD OF PATENT              
                         ANITA PELLMAN GROSS           )     APPEALS                  
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )       AND                    
                                                       )  INTERFERENCES               
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                                                       )                              
                                                       )                              
                         HOWARD B. BLANKENSHIP         )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              



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