Appeal No. 1999-1602 Application No. 08/776,957 CONCLUSION We have affirmed the rejection of claims 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, and 10 under 35 U.S.C. § 103. We have reversed the rejection of claims 3 and 8 under the same statute. The examiner’s decision in rejecting claims 2-5 and 7-10 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 LEE E. BARRETT ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT HOWARD B. BLANKENSHIP ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) MAHSHID D. SAADAT ) Administrative Patent Judge ) 11Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007