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               Appeal No. 2005-0126                                                                                              
               Application No. 09/967,791                                                                                        
               Obviousness does not require absolute predictability, only a reasonable expectation of                            
               success.   In re O'Farrell, 853 F.2d 894, 903, 7 USPQ2d 1673, 1681 (Fed. Cir. 1988).                              





                                     JOAN ELLIS                                    )                                             
                                     Administrative Patent Judge                   )                                             



























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