Appeal No. 2000-0266 Application No. 08/762,973 DECISION The decision of the examiner rejecting claims 1 through 20 under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) is affirmed as to claims 1, 2 and 13 through 15, and is reversed as to claims 3 through 12 and 16 through 20. 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 MICHAEL R. FLEMING ) APPEALS AND Administrative Patent Judge ) INTERFERENCES ) ) STUART S. LEVY ) Administrative Patent Judge ) KH/dym 5Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007