Appeal No. 1997-2446 Application 08/223,351 with the examiner's conclusion that one having ordinary skill in the art would have found the claimed invention as a whole obvious within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. § 103. The decision of the examiner 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 EDWARD C. KIMLIN ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT JOHN D. SMITH ) APPEALS AND Administrative Patent Judge ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) THOMAS A. WALTZ ) Administrative Patent Judge ) 12Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007