Appeal No. 2001-1820 Application No. 09/169,280 C. Summary The rejection of claims 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 17, 24 and 25 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over Philipp is affirmed. The rejections of claims 1, 3, 7, 8, 17, 24 and 25 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) or under the judicially created doctrine of obviousness-type double patenting over claims 1-7 of Blohowiak in view of Philipp are affirmed. No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a). AFFIRMED Charles F. Warren ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT Thomas A. Waltz ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) Peter F. Kratz ) Administrative Patent Judge ) TAW/tdl 14Page: Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007