Ex Parte REDDING et al - Page 6



          Appeal No. 2004-1451                                                        
          Application No. 09/360,262                                                  

               As for the examiner's § 103 rejections, appellants simply              
          advance that "[t]he deficiencies in the Redding patent cannot be            
          overcome through combination with either The Polymer Handbook or            
          the Fennema reference" (page 7 of Brief, second paragraph).                 
               In conclusion, based on the foregoing and the reasons well-            
          stated by the examiner, the examiner's decision rejecting the               
          appealed claims is affirmed.                                                
               No time period for taking any subsequent action in                     
          connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR                    
          § 1.136(a)(1)(iv) (effective Sep. 13, 2004; 69 Fed. Reg. 49960              
          (Aug. 12, 2004); 1286 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 21 (Sep. 7, 2004)).             
                                      AFFIRMED                                        


                         EDWARD C. KIMLIN              )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              
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                         PETER F. KRATZ                ) BOARD OF PATENT              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )   APPEALS AND                
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                         BEVERLY PAWLIKOWSKI           )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              
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