Ex Parte FLOCKHART et al - Page 7

                  Appeal No. 2001-1678                                                                                                                    
                  Application No. 09/001,729                                                                                                              

                                                                  CONCLUSION                                                                              
                           The rejection of claim 5 under 35 U.S.C. § 102 is affirmed.  The rejection of                                                  
                  claims 6-10 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed.  The examiner’s decision in rejecting                                                    
                  claims 5-10 is thus 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                                                                            




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