Appeal No. 1999-2233 Application No. 08/794,691 DECISION The decision of the examiner rejecting claim 1 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) and claims 2 through 9 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) is affirmed. The decision of the examiner rejecting claims 10 through 20 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) is 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 KENNETH W. HAIRSTON ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT JOSEPH F. RUGGIERO ) APPEALS AND Administrative Patent Judge ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) LANCE LEONARD BARRY ) Administrative Patent Judge ) KWH:svt 10Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007