Ex Parte Kretchman et al - Page 19

          Appeal No. 2003-1775                                                        
          Application No. 09/845,925                                Page 19           


                                     CONCLUSION                                       
               The decision of the examiner to reject claim 39 under                  
          35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Kaiser and to                 
          reject claims 40 and 41 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being                   
          unpatentable over Kaiser in view of Shideler 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                                        



                         PETER F. KRATZ                )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              
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                                                       ) BOARD OF PATENT              
                         JEFFREY T. SMITH              )     APPEALS                  
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )       AND                    
                                                       )  INTERFERENCES               
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                         BEVERLY A. PAWLIKOWSKI        )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              



          PFK/sld                                                                     









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