Appeal No. 2000-1852 Application No. 08/924,856 CONCLUSION In view of the foregoing, the decision of the Examiner rejecting claims 1-6 and 8 under 35 U.S.C. § 102 is affirmed. The decision of the Examiner rejecting claims 7 and 9 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 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 JERRY SMITH ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT LEE E. BARRETT ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) MAHSHID D. SAADAT ) Administrative Patent Judge ) MDS/vsh 11Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007