Appeal No. 2004-2247 Page 6 Application No. 09/835,701 Accordingly, we affirm the decision of the Examiner with respect to the rejection of claims 1 and 4-9 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a). CONCLUSION To summarize, the decision of the Examiner to reject claims 1 and 4-9 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) 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 THOMAS A. WALTZ ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT CATHERINE TIMM ) APPEALS Administrative Patent Judge ) AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) BEVERLY A. PAWLIKOWSKI ) Administrative Patent Judge ) CT/jrgPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007