Ex Parte Kinard et al - Page 8

                Appeal No. 2005-1969                                                                                    8                 
                Application No. 09/933,291                                                                                                


                                                           CONCLUSION                                                                     
                        To summarize, the decision of the Examiner to reject claims 1, 5-10, and 13-24                                    
                under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) is reversed and the application remanded to the Examiner for                                     
                action consistent with the above discussion.                                                                              
                        This remand to the examiner pursuant to 37 CFR § 41.50(a)(1) (effective                                           
                September 13, 2004, 69 Fed. Reg. 49960 (August 12, 2004), 1286 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office                                      
                21 (September 7, 2004)) is not made for further consideration of a rejection.                                             
                Accordingly, 37 CFR § 41.50(a)(2) does not apply.                                                                         


                                                  REVERSED AND REMANDED                                                                   




                                        EDWARD C. KIMLIN                                 )                                                
                                        Administrative Patent Judge                      )                                                
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                                        THOMAS A. WALTZ                                  )         APPEALS                                
                                        Administrative Patent Judge                      )              AND                               
                                                                                         )   INTERFERENCES                                
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                                        CATHERINE TIMM                                   )                                                
                                        Administrative Patent Judge                      )                                                
                CT/sld                                                                                                                    







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