Appeal No. 2002-1788 Page 21
Application No. 09/217,667
CONCLUSION
To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12,
14 to 16, 18 to 21, 23, 24 and 40 to 46 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) is affirmed; the
decision of the examiner to reject claims 3 to 5 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) is reversed;
and the decision of the examiner to reject claims 10, 13, 17 and 22 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 is affirmed.
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
LAWRENCE J. STAAB )
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