Ex Parte Patel et al - Page 7

                Appeal No. 2004-1731                                                 Page 7                  
                Application No.  09/524,113                                                                     
                for the foregoing reasons we are not persuaded that the use of the transitional                 
                phrase “consisting of” in appellants’ claim 19 removes the rejection over Lacy.                 
                       Accordingly, for the same reasons that apply to claim 1 discussed above,                 
                we affirm the rejection of claim 19 under 35 USC §103(a) as being unpatentable                  
                over Lacy.                                                                                      
                       No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this                  
                appeal may be extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a).                                                 
                                                  AFFIRMED                                                      


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