Ex Parte Mitchler et al - Page 9



          Appeal No. 2005-1207                                                        
          Application No. 10/126,342                                 Page 9           

                                     CONCLUSION                                       
               The decision of the examiner to reject claims 10-23 under              
          35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Brooker in view of            
          McFarland is affirmed.                                                      
               No time period for taking any subsequent action in                     
          connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR                    
          § 1.136(a)(iv)(effective Sept. 13, 2003; 69 Fed. Reg. 49960                 
          (Aug. 12, 2004); 1286 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 21 (Sept. 7, 2004)).            

                                      AFFIRMED                                        


                         THOMAS A. WALTZ               )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              
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                                                       ) BOARD OF PATENT              
                         PETER F. KRATZ                )     APPEALS                  
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )       AND                    
                                                       )  INTERFERENCES               
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                         BEVERLY A. PAWLIKOWSKI        )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              
          PFK/sld                                                                     








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