Ex parte FERRARO - Page 9




                 Appeal No. 96-2612                                                                                                                     
                 Application 08/137,530                                                                                                                 



                 been obvious to incorporate a shaving aid in the razor head                                                                            
                 (cartridge) 12 of Iten.9                                                                                                               
                                   The rejection of claims 10 and 11 under 35 U.S.C.                                                                    
                 § 103 will be sustained.                                                                                                               
                 Conclusion                                                                                                                             
                                   The examiner’s decision to reject claims 1, 3, 5 to                                                                  
                 12, 14, 16, 18 and 19 is affirmed.                                                                                                     




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





                                            IAN A. CALVERT               )                                                                              
                                            Administrative Patent Judge  )                                                                              
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                          9We note that “the razor head” in claim 11 has no                                                                             
                 antecedent basis, and have construed it as “the cartridge.”                                                                            
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