Appeal No. 2003-1268 Page 8 Application No. 09/706,566 CONCLUSION To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 9 to 24 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, is reversed; the decision of the examiner to reject claims 9 to 18 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, is reversed; and the decision of the examiner to reject claims 19 to 24 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, is affirmed. 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 NEAL E. ABRAMS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT CHARLES E. FRANKFORT ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) JEFFREY V. NASE ) Administrative Patent Judge )Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007