Appeal No. 2003-0587 Application No. 09/533,514 I) the examiner’s rejection of claim 31 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Westerling in view of Groebli has been sustained. In light of the foregoing, the decision of the examiner is affirmed-in-part. No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a). AFFIRMED-IN-PART IRWIN CHARLES COHEN ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT CHARLES E. FRANKFORT ) APPEALS AND Administrative Patent Judge ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) LAWRENCE J. STAAB ) Administrative Patent Judge ) cef/vsh 23Page: Previous 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007