Appeal No. 2005-2529 Application No. 10/154,140 As a final point, we note that appellants base no argument upon objective evidence of nonobviousness, such as unexpected results. In conclusion, based on the foregoing, the examiner's rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, is reversed, whereas the examiner's rejection of all the appealed claims under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is sustained. Accordingly, the examiner's decision rejecting the appealed claims is affirmed. No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal may be extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a)(1)(iv) (effective Sep. 13, 2004; 69 Fed. Reg. 49960 (Aug. 12, 2004); 1286 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 21 (Sep. 7, 2004)). AFFIRMED EDWARD C. KIMLIN ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) JEFFREY T. SMITH ) BOARD OF PATENT Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) BEVERLY PAWLIKOWSKI ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ECK:clm -7-Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007