Ex Parte WOOD et al - Page 17


          Appeal No. 2004-0024                                                           
          Application No. 09/249,922                                   Page 17           

                                       CONCLUSION                                        
               To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims               
          1 and 3 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) is affirmed.  The decision of                 
          the examiner to reject claims 2 and 4 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) is              
          reversed.                                                                      
               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                )                               
                          Administrative Patent Judge    )                               
                                                         )                               
                                                         )) BOARD OF PATENT              
                          JOSEPH F. RUGGIERO             )     APPEALS                   
                          Administrative Patent Judge    )       AND                     
                                                         )  INTERFERENCES                
                                                         )                               
                                                         )                               
                          STUART S. LEVY                 )                               
                          Administrative Patent Judge    )                               
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