Appeal No. 2004-1456 Page 12 Application No. 09/624,151 To summarize, the rejection of claims 24-37 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, is reversed and the rejection of claims 24-37 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, is sustained as to claims 35-37 and reversed as to claims 24-34. The rejections of claims 24, 25 and 27-37 under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102 and 103 are reversed. The examiner’s decision is affirmed-in-part. 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 IRWIN CHARLES COHEN ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT NEAL E. ABRAMS ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) JENNIFER D. BAHR ) Administrative Patent Judge ) JDB/kiPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007