Appeal No. 1996-0270
Application 08/118,128
recited in claim 19 would have been fairly suggested to one of
ordinary skill in the art by Sun for the reasons given above
regarding claim 1.
Conclusion
For the above reasons, we conclude, based on the
preponderance of the evidence, that the methods recited in
appellant’s claims 1, 2, 19 and 21 would have been obvious to
one of ordinary skill in the art within the meaning of 35
U.S.C. § 103.
DECISION
The rejection of claims 1-5, 8-10 and 19-22 under 35
U.S.C. § 103 over Sun in view of Pignatello 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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CHUNG K. PAK )
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