Appeal No. 2004-1533 Application 09/100,223 In summary, we have sustained each of the examiner’s rejections of the claims on appeal. Therefore, the decision of the examiner rejecting claims 1-39 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 JERRY SMITH ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) LEE E. BARRETT ) BOARD OF PATENT Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) JOSEPH F. RUGGIERO ) Administrative Patent Judge ) JS/ki -11-Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007