Appeal No. 2002-2309 Application No. 09/099,386 DECISION The decision of the examiner rejecting claims 1 through 11 and 24 under the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112 is affirmed, and the decision of the examiner rejecting claims 1 through 24 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) is reversed. Accordingly, the decision of the examiner 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 KENNETH W. HAIRSTON ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT LEE E. BARRETT ) APPEALS AND Administrative Patent Judge ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) ANITA PELLMAN GROSS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) KWH:svt 10Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007