Appeal No. 2002-1994 Application No. 09/364,449 CONCLUSION In view of the foregoing, the decision of the Examiner rejecting claims 4-8, 11, 14, 15, 17 and 18 under 35 U.S.C. § 102 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 JAMES D. THOMAS ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT HOWARD B. BLANKENSHIP ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) MAHSHID D. SAADAT ) Administrative Patent Judge ) MDS/ki 11Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007