Ex Parte Curtis - Page 17




                  Appeal No. 2002-1911                                                                                      Page 17                       
                  Application No. 09/598,087                                                                                                              


                                                                  CONCLUSION                                                                              
                           To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1, 3 and 11 under                                                  
                  35 U.S.C. § 102(e) is affirmed and the decision of the examiner to reject claims 1 to 19                                                
                  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                                                                            





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