Ex Parte HARKIN - Page 13




                  Appeal No. 2001-0040                                                                                                                    
                  Application No. 09/037,105                                                                                                              


                                                                  CONCLUSION                                                                              
                           To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claim 12 under 35 U.S.C.                                                  
                  § 112, second paragraph is reversed, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1                                                    
                  and 10-13 under 35 U.S.C. § 102 is affirmed, and the decision of the examiner to reject                                                 
                  claims 1-4, 6-8, 13 and 14 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 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                                                                             




                                             KENNETH W. HAIRSTON                                   )                                                      
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                                             MAHSHID D. SAADAT                                     )                                                      
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