Appeal No. 2004-0039 Application No. 09/740,324 evidence of nonobviousness. See In re Oetiker, 977 F.2d 1443, 1445, 24 USPQ2d 1443, 1444 (Fed. Cir. 1992). We hereby sustain, therefore, the Examiner’s § 103 rejection of all appealed claims as being unpatentable over Mears in view of Ricco. The decision of the Examiner is affirmed. 77Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007