Appeal 2007-0494 Application 10/447,446 The Examiner’s rejection of claims 1 and 2 under § 102(b) over Horie is REVERSED. The Examiner’s rejection of claims 1, 2, and 12 under § 102(b) over Schneider is REVERSED. The Examiner’s rejection of claims 1-3, 9, and 12 under “the judicially created doctrine of double patenting over claims 1-8 of U. S. Patent No. 6602346 [to Gochberg]” is AFFIRMED. No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 C.F.R. § 1.136(a)(1)(iv)(2006). AFFIRMED clj Delio & Peterson 121 Whitney Avenue New Haven, CT 06510 11Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Last modified: September 9, 2013