Appeal No. 1999-2040 Application No. 08/475,023 Page 25 CONCLUSION To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1, 7, 9, and 18 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) is reversed. The examiner's decision to reject claims 2-5, 8, 11-13, 15, and 16, under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) is reversed. The examiner's decision to reject claims 10, 19, and 21 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 JERRY SMITH ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) )) BOARD OF PATENT LANCE LEONARD BARRY ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) STUART S. LEVY ) Administrative Patent Judge )Page: Previous 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007