Ex Parte Downs et al - Page 9



               Appeal No. 2006-2765                                                                         
               Application No. 10/372,160                                                                   

               result.  Thus, the obviousness rejection of claims 1 through 5, 7 through 9,                 
               11 and 28 through 30 is sustained.                                                           
                      Turning lastly to the obviousness rejections of claims 6, 10, 16, 19                  
               and 25, we hereby sustain these rejections because of the lack of any                        
               patentability arguments for these claims in the main brief.                                  
                                                DECISION                                                    
                      The decision of the examiner rejecting claims 1 through 11 and 28                     
               through 30 under the second paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112 is affirmed.  The                   
               decision of the examiner rejecting claims 1 through 30 under the first                       
               paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112 is reversed.  The decision of the examiner                      
               rejecting claims 1 through 30 under 35 U.S.C. § 101 is affirmed.  The                        
               decision of the examiner rejecting claims 12 through 15, 17, 18 and 20                       
               through 27 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) is affirmed, and the decision of the                     
               examiner rejecting claims 1 through 11, 16, 19, 25 and 28 through 30 under                   
               35 U.S.C. § 103(a) is affirmed.                                                              





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