Ex Parte Brown et al - Page 10




                  Appeal No. 2004-1194                                                                                      Page 10                       
                  Application No. 09/580,880                                                                                                              


                                                                  CONCLUSION                                                                              
                           To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject claims 16, 17, 20, 22 to 24,                                              
                  27 and 29 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) is affirmed with respect to claims 16 and 23 and                                                     
                  reversed with respect to claims 17, 20, 22, 24, 27 and 29.                                                                              


                           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                                                                            





                                             CHARLES E. FRANKFORT                                  )                                                      
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                                             JOHN P. McQUADE                                       )         APPEALS                                      
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                                             JEFFREY V. NASE                                       )                                                      
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