Appeal No. 2000-0229 Application No. 08/603,005 Page 19 CONCLUSION To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1-3 and 5-17 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) is affirmed. The decision of the examiner to reject claim 4 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) is reversed. 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 JAMES D. THOMAS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT HOWARD B. BLANKENSHIP ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) STUART S. LEVY ) Administrative Patent Judge ) SSL/gjhPage: Previous 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007