Appeal No. 1998-2947 Application No. 08/682,876 The examiner's decision rejecting claim 1 under 35 U.S.C. ' 102(b) and claims 2-9 and 11 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed. No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR ' 1.136(a). AFFIRMED KENNETH W. HAIRSTON ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT ERROL A. KRASS ) APPEALS AND Administrative Patent Judge ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) JERRY SMITH ) Administrative Patent Judge ) eak/vsh 14Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007