Appeal No. 1999-1697 Application No. 08/550,270 Page 17 CONCLUSION To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 5-12, and 17-24 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) is reversed. The decision of the examiner to reject claims 1-4, 13-16, and 25 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) 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 KENNETH W. HAIRSTON ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) )) BOARD OF PATENT MICHAEL R. FLEMING ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) STUART S. LEVY ) Administrative Patent Judge ) SSL/kisPage: Previous 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007