Appeal No. 2002-1627 Application No. 09/132,450 respect to the Examiner’s 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) rejection of appealed claims 1-8 and 10-15 based on Yamakita, we have not sustained the rejection of claims 1-7, but have sustained the rejection of claims 8 and 10-15. Therefore, the Examiner’s decision rejecting claims 1-8 and 10-15 is affirmed-in-part. 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 JOSEPH F. RUGGIERO ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT LANCE LEONARD BARRY ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) STUART S. LEVY ) Administrative Patent Judge ) JFR/dal 11Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007