Appeal No. 2002-0206 Application No. 09/121,725 Consequently, we agree that the examiner has established a prima facie case of obviousness. We shall sustain this rejection as well. Summary The rejection of claims 6 and 7 under 35 U.S.C. §102 (b) as anticipated by Yasushi (JP4356156A) is sustained. The rejection of claims 3 and 4 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over Yasushi (JP4356156A) is sustained. No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a). AFFIRMED THOMAS A. WALTZ ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT BEVERLY A. PAWLIKOWSKI ) Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) ) INTERFERENCES ) JAMES T. MOORE ) Administrative Patent Judge ) 19Page: Previous 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007