Ex Parte BLANDY - Page 8

                 Appeal No. 2002-0273                                                                                                                
                 Application No. 09/078,933                                                                                                          

                                                                CONCLUSION                                                                           
                          The rejection of claims 1-3 under 35 U.S.C. § 102 is affirmed.  The rejection of                                           
                 claims 4-32 under 35 U.S.C. § 102 is reversed.  The examiner’s decision is thus                                                     
                 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                                                                         




                                           LEE E. BARRETT                                       )                                                    
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                                           JOSEPH F. RUGGIERO                                   )     APPEALS                                        
                                           Administrative Patent Judge                          )       AND                                          
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                                           HOWARD B. BLANKENSHIP                                )                                                    
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