Appeal No. 2003-1173 Application No. 09/991,855 CONCLUSION The rejections of claims 5, 6, 9-11, 15, 16, 20, 21, 30-33, 35-38, 40, 48-50, 54- 61, 63, 64, 67, 68, and 70 under 35 U.S.C. § 102 are affirmed. The rejections of claims 7, 8, 29, 34, 39, 66, and 69 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 are affirmed. The examiner’s decision in rejecting claims 5-11, 15, 16, 20, 21, 29-40, 48-50, 54-61, 63, 64, and 66-70 is thus affirmed. No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a). AFFIRMED JERRY SMITH ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT MICHAEL R. FLEMING ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) HOWARD B. BLANKENSHIP ) Administrative Patent Judge ) -11-Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007