Ex Parte MERRETT et al - Page 11




                      Appeal No. 2002-1214                                                                                                      
                      Application No. 09/062,046                                                                                                

                                                              CONCLUSION                                                                       
                              The rejection of  claims 1, 2, 21, 25, 38 and 39 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as                                      
                      anticipated by Miller; claims 26, 33 to 37 and 45 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as                                             
                      obvious over Miller; claims 3 to 8, 10, 11, 13 to 15, 17 and 40 to 44 under 35 U.S.C.                                     
                      § 103(a) over the combination of Miller and Bielfeldt; claims 27 to 32 under 35                                           
                      U.S.C. § 103(a) over the combination of Miller and either Alexander or Horvath;                                           
                      and claim 44 under  35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph are affirmed.                                                       






















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