Ex Parte GAYNOR - Page 11

                  Appeal No. 2002-0094                                                                                        Page 11                     
                  Application No. 09/346,435                                                                                                              

                                                                   CONCLUSION                                                                             
                           To summarize, the decision of the Examiner to reject claims 9, 12-14, 20-23, 25, and 26                                        
                  under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) is reversed, but the decision of the Examiner to reject claims 15-19 is                                        
                  affirmed.                                                                                                                               
                                               AFFIRMED-IN-PART; REVERSED-IN-PART                                                                         




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