Appeal No. 2002-2174 Application No. 09/263,166 Page 30 From all of the above, the rejection of claims 96, 98 and 100-102 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) is affirmed. CONCLUSION To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 12, 13, 14, 21, 31, 92, 93, 95 and 97 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) is affirmed. The rejection of claims 1, 2, 4-11, 16-20, 22-25, 27, 28, 30, 32, 34-41, 52, 53, 55, 56, 58-60, 63-69, 71-73, 75-78, 81-83, and 94 under 35 U.S.C. § 102 (b) is reversed. The rejection of claims 96, 98 and 100-102 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) is affirmed. The rejection of claims 3, 15, 26, 42-51, 54, 57, 72, 79, 80, 84-91 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) is reversed.Page: Previous 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007