Ex Parte Gitis et al - Page 11




                  Appeal No. 2003-1173                                                                                                                    
                  Application No. 09/991,855                                                                                                              

                                                                  CONCLUSION                                                                              
                           The rejections of claims 5, 6, 9-11, 15, 16, 20, 21, 30-33, 35-38, 40, 48-50, 54-                                              
                  61, 63, 64, 67, 68, and 70 under 35 U.S.C. § 102 are affirmed.  The rejections of claims                                                
                  7, 8, 29, 34, 39, 66, and 69 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 are affirmed.  The examiner’s                                                        
                  decision in rejecting claims 5-11, 15, 16, 20, 21, 29-40, 48-50, 54-61, 63, 64, and 66-70                                               
                  is thus affirmed.                                                                                                                       
                           No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal                                                 
                  may be extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a).                                                                                                


                                                                     AFFIRMED                                                                             




                                             JERRY SMITH                                           )                                                      
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                                             MICHAEL R. FLEMING                                    )     APPEALS                                          
                                             Administrative Patent Judge                           )       AND                                            
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                                             HOWARD B. BLANKENSHIP                                 )                                                      
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