Appeal No. 1999-1810
Application 08/288,433
Filippone and over the combined teachings of Bissot, Keating
and Filippone.
DECISION
The rejection of claims 18 and 20 under 35 U.S.C. § 112,
fourth paragraph, is reversed. The rejections of claims 16
and 17 under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102(b) and 103 over Bissot, and the
rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 103 of claims 1, 4 and 5 over
Keating in view of Filippone, and claims 1-5, 7-14 and 16-20
over Bissot in view of Keating and Filippone and over Keating
in view of Bissot and Filippone, are affirmed.
No time period for taking any subsequent action in
connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR
§ 1.136a).
AFFIRMED
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EDWARD C. KIMLIN )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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) BOARD OF PATENT
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