Ex Parte Beukema et al - Page 7


                Appeal No. 2006-2275                                                       Page 7                 
                Application No. 09/731,998                                                                        
                appear to be unreasonable and appellants never offer any substantive arguments                    
                thereagainst.                                                                                     


                       Moreover, for appellants’ benefit, we attach hereto a copy of the provisional              
                application which took us all of five minutes to download and copy.                               


                       The examiner’s decision, rejecting claims 1-6, 8-18, 20-29, 31-41, 43-52, 54-64,           
                and 66-69 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) and claims 7, 19, 30, 42, 53, and 65 under 35 U.S.C.           
                § 103, is affirmed.                                                                               

                       No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal             
                may be extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a).                                                          

                                                  AFFIRMED                                                        
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                                    Errol A. Krass    )                                                           
                                    Administrative Patent Judge  )                                                
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                                                                      ) BOARD OF PATENT                           
                                    Lance Leonard Barry   )                                                       
                                    Administrative Patent Judge  )   APPEALS AND                                  
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                                    Allen R. MacDonald   )                                                        
                                    Administrative Patent Judge  )                                                

                EAK/eld                                                                                           









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