Appeal No. 2000-1888 Application No. 08/885,984 CONCLUSION In view of the foregoing, the decision of the Examiner rejecting claims 1, 5, 32-36, 42-44 and 46-50 under 35 U.S.C. § 102 and rejecting claims 1, 2, 4-18, 23-25, 27-31 and 37 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed. The decision of the Examiner rejecting claim 3 under 35 U.S.C. § 102 and rejecting claims 19- 22, 26, 38-41 and 45 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed. 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 ANITA PELLMAN GROSS ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) ANDPage: Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007