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 ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT JOHN P. McQUADE ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) JEFFREY V. NASE ) Administrative Patent Judge )Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007