Appeal No. 2003-1920
Application No. 09/538,455
2) The examiner’s Section 102(e) rejection of claims 9 through 12
is affirmed;
3) The examiner’s Section 103 rejection of claims 13 through 17
is affirmed; and
4) The application is returned to the examiner to properly
interpret the means-plus-function limitations recited in claim 25
and determine the applicability of the examiner’s Section 102
rejection of claim 25 in view of this proper interpretation.
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/REMAND
EDWARD C. KIMLIN )
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JEFFREY T. SMITH )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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